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How do you say "What don't you want?" in Chinese?
你不想要什么?
nǐ bù xiǎng yào shén me ?
In Chinese, "What don't you want?" is 你不想要什么?.
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Pronunciation
Nee boo shyahng yow shen muh, with bù (not) placed before the wanting phrase.
Writing and usage
Five characters: 你 (you), 不 (not), 想 (think), 要 (want), plus 什么 (what). Negates the desire.
Example sentence
你不想要什么?
What don't you want?
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How to remember 你不想要什么?
Adding bù before xiǎng yào creates the opposite sentiment, expressing unwanted things.
Related words
- What do you dislike? 你不喜欢什么? nǐ bù xǐ huān shén me ?
- What do you hate? 你讨厌什么? nǐ tǎo yàn shén me ?
- What do you want? 你想要什么? nǐ xiǎng yào shén me ?
- What is the temperature on Monday? 星期一的温度是多少? xīng qī yī de wēn dù shì duō shǎo ?
- What is the temperature on Thursday? 星期四的温度是多少? xīng qī sì de wēn dù shì duō shǎo ?
- What is the temperature on Tuesday? 星期二的温度是多少? xīng qī èr de wēn dù shì duō shǎo ?
- What is the weather on Friday? 星期五的天气怎么样? xīng qī wǔ de tiān qì zěn me yàng ?
- What is your personality? 你的个性是什么样的? nǐ de gè xìng shì shén me yàng de ?
- Why are you here? 你为什么在这里? nǐ wèi shén me zài zhè li ?
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Questions about 你不想要什么?
How do you say "What don't you want?" in Chinese?
In Chinese, "What don't you want?" is 你不想要什么?. It is a noun.
How is 你不想要什么? written in Chinese?
Five characters: 你 (you), 不 (not), 想 (think), 要 (want), plus 什么 (what). Negates the desire.
How is 你不想要什么? used in a sentence?
Use 你不想要什么? as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: 你不想要什么? (What don't you want?).
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"What don't you want?" in other languages
- Japanese 欲しくないものは何ですか？ (hoshikunai mono wa nan desu ka ？)
- Korean 무엇을 하고 싶지 않아요? (mueoseul hago sipji anayo?)
- Spanish ¿Qué no quieres?
- Spanish (Latin America) ¿Qué no quieres?
- French Qu'est-ce que tu ne veux pas ?
- German Was willst du nicht?
- Italian Cosa non vuoi?
- Russian Что ты не хочешь? (čto ty ne hočešʹ?)
- Greek Τι δεν θες; (ti dhen thes)
- Arabic أنت مش عايز إيه؟ (inta mish Aaeyiz 'ieeh)
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