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应该

yīnggāi

Traditional: 應該

ought to; should; must

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Meaning of 应该 in English

yīnggāiHSK 3verbSyllabus #939
  1. ought to; should; must

Example sentences

  1. 他本应该成为一个律师。
    tā běn yīng gāi chéng wéi yí gè lǜ shī。
    He should have been a lawyer.
    Tatoeba #1672008 by sadhen · #303594 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR
  2. 你应该给他看看这装置。
    nǐ yīng gāi gěi tā kàn kàn zhè zhuāng zhì。
    You should have shown him the device.
    Tatoeba #5983678 by verdastelo9604 · #3271339 by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR
  3. 你应该更注意你说的话。
    nǐ yīng gāi gèng zhù yì nǐ shuō de huà。
    You should pay more attention to what you say.
    Tatoeba #410839 by fucongcong · #17236 by Swift · CC BY 2.0 FR

Sentence pinyin is generated automatically and may contain errors.

Characters

应 on its own →
yìng · to answer

HSK words with 应

答应HSK 4适应HSK 4应聘HSK 4反应HSK 5应当HSK 5应对HSK 5应用HSK 5对应HSK 6供应HSK 6相应HSK 6
该 on its own →
gāi · to deserve

HSK words with 该

该HSK 3活该HSK 7–9

Level, pinyin and part of speech: HSK Syllabus (CLEC, Nov 2025). Definitions: CC-CEDICT, CC BY-SA 4.0. Sources & licences