我哥哥要出國唸書。

My brother wants to study abroad.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 我 wǒ
  1. I
  2. me
  3. my
2 哥哥 gēge older brother

classifiers: 個, 位
=3 要 yāo (bound form) to demand; to coerce
=3 要 yào
  1. to want; to need; to ask for
  2. will; shall; about to
  3. need to; should
  4. if (same as 要是 yàoshi)
  5. (bound form) important
=3 要 yǎo
  1. (archaic) alternative form of 偠 (yǎo)
  2. alternative form of 偠 (yǎo)
  3. used in 要褭／要袅
4 出國 chūguó to go abroad; to leave the country
5 唸 niàn variant of 念 niàn, to read aloud
=6 書 Shū abbr. for 书经 Shūjīng
=6 書 shū
  1. book
  2. letter
  3. document
  4. to write

classifiers: 本, 冊, 部