How to Say ‘I want to go to...’ in Simplified Chinese
我想去...
💬 Usage Tip: [我想] (wo shee-ang) means 'I want', and [去] (chew) means 'go'.
🇨🇳 In China: Prefacing your destination with [我想去] makes you sound polite and clear in your request.
Phrase Breakdown
我
I
Used by the speaker to refer to themselves.
我是学生。
I am a student.
想
want to
Expresses a desire or intent to do something.
我想喝茶。
I want to drink tea.
去...
go to...
Indicates direction or destination.
我想去商店。
I want to go to the store.
Word-by-Word Breakdown
我
[wǒ]
I
The subject pronoun referring to oneself.
我想去旅行。
I want to travel.
想
[xiǎng]
want
To desire something or plan to do something.
我想吃巧克力。
I want to eat chocolate.
去
[qù]
to go
To move or travel to a different place.
明天我去商店。
I will go to the store tomorrow.
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