Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
不想
bù xiǎng
Description
“不想”是说你不愿意做某件事,或者对某件事没有兴趣。
"不想" means you are unwilling to do something or have no interest in something.
很累的时候,我们常常说“我不想去”或者“我不想吃”。
When very tired, we often say "我不想去" (I don't want to go) or "我不想吃" (I don't want to eat).
Meanings
不想bù xiǎng
do not want to; not feel like
我很累,不想出去。
I'm very tired and don't want to go out.
不想bù xiǎng
unexpectedly; who would have thought
不想他今天来了。
I didn't expect him to come today.
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Notes
- Etymology
不 (not) + 想 (want/think), a common negation of the verb 想.
- Nuance
the 'unexpectedly' sense is more formal or literary than the everyday 'don't want to'.
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