How do you say "What do you want?" in Chinese?

In Chinese, "What do you want?" is 你想要什么? (nǐ xiǎng yào shén me ?). It is a phrase.

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你想要什么? (pinyin: nǐ xiǎng yào shén me ?) is written using Chinese characters (Hanzi).

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How do you pronounce 你想要什么??

你想要什么? is romanised as nǐ xiǎng yào shén me ? in Chinese. This pinyin gives you an approximate pronunciation for English speakers. Listen to the audio on this page for the native pronunciation.

How is 你想要什么? written in Chinese?

你想要什么? is written using Chinese characters (Hanzi). The pinyin is nǐ xiǎng yào shén me ?. Learning to read Chinese characters (Hanzi) takes time, but Noun Town teaches vocabulary through gameplay so the writing becomes familiar through repeated exposure.

Is 你想要什么? formal or casual?

你想要什么? is a common phrase used in everyday Chinese speech. The level of formality in a sentence comes from the surrounding words and grammatical forms rather than from this word alone.

This word is part of the vocabulary taught in the Chinese language learning game Noun Town, where words are introduced through play rather than memorisation.