Too Pushy?

crazykitty
 December 03, 2007, 11:23 PM posted in General Discussion

Just a quick question, does 要 sound, um pushier, than 想？ Thanks in advance, Melissa.

 

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wildyaks
 December 04, 2007, 12:37 AM

yes! You can soften it a bit by saying 想要

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bryan
 December 04, 2007, 12:43 AM

Yes, I believe it does sound pushier. I believe John (yes, John and not Ken) and Jenny discuss the differences in this elementary lesson: http://chinesepod.com/lessons/haircuts/discussion