应

應

yīng

verb HSK 5 #1,713

Meanings

1 should; ought to
2 to respond; to answer (yìng)

Characters

should; to respond

Examples

你应该早点睡觉。

Nǐ yīnggāi zǎodiǎn shuìjiào.

You should go to bed earlier.

应用很广泛。

Yìngyòng hěn guǎngfàn.

The application is very widespread.

他没有回应。

Tā méiyǒu huíyìng.

He didn't respond.

Tips

usage

Two pronunciations: yīng (should — 应该, 应当) and yìng (to respond/apply — 应用, 回应, 适应, 反应). Both are extremely common.

Stroke Order

应 yīng