为什么问题 : "Wèishéme" wèntí : "Why" Questions Qǐng gēngzhèng ma? 请更正吗？ Corrections, please? 1) Why are you in China? Nǐ wèishéme zài zhōngguó 2) Why are you learning Chinese? Nǐ wèishéme xuéxí zhōngwén? 3) Why are you adopting a child? Nǐ wèishéme yào shōuyǎng yīgè háizi? (or is adopting Lǐngyǎng?) 4) Why do you live in Israel? Nǐ wèishéme zhù zài Yǐsèliè? 5) Why aren't you working? Nǐ wèishéme bù gōngzuò? Thank you!! Xièxiè

在国语中使用“yào”动词 - Zài guóyǔ zhòng shǐyòng “yào” dòngcí - Use of "yào" verb in Mandarin Mandarin beginner here! I understand the verb "yào" is a modal verb and means "going to" (I'm going to, he's going to, etc), but my book is now also using "yào" to express "want" or "would like" Some examples: Nǐ yào bù yào tàng? (Would you like some soup?) Wǒ bù yào miànbāo (I don't want some bread) Nǐ yào chī shénme? (What would you like to eat?) A couple questions here: 1) How common is this usage? (yào) 2) When do I use “yào” and when do I use "xiǎng"? Are there definite rules about this, is there a connotation difference, or is there no difference? Thank you so much!