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应该
應該
yīnggāi
verb
HSK 2
#115
Meanings
1
should
2
ought to
Characters
应
yīng
should; ought to
该
gāi
should; to deserve
Examples
拼音
EN
你
应该
早点
睡觉
。
Nǐ yīnggāi zǎo diǎn shuìjiào.
You should go to bed earlier.
我们
应该
帮助
他
。
Wǒmen yīnggāi bāngzhù tā.
We should help him.
这
应该
不难
。
Zhè yīnggāi bù nán.
This shouldn't be hard.
Tips
grammar
应该
is softer than
必须
(must). It expresses expectation or advice, not a strict obligation.
usage
应该
can also express probability:
他
应该
到
了
(He should have arrived by now).
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应
yīng
该
gāi
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答应
dāying
HSK 2
#953
to agree; to promise / to respond; to answer
应
yīng
HSK 5
#1,713
should; ought to / to respond; to answer (yìng)
应当
yīngdāng
HSK 3
#5,406
should; ought to
反应
fǎnyìng
HSK 3
#1,126
reaction / response / to react
适应
shìyìng
HSK 3
#2,545
to adapt / to adjust to / to get used to
供应
gōngyìng
HSK 4
#5,529
to supply / to provide / supply
该
gāi
HSK 7
#129
should / ought to
应付
yìngfù
HSK 7
#2,548
to deal with / to cope with / to do something perfunctorily
应得
yīngdé
#2,920
to deserve / to be entitled to / deserved
应有
yīngyǒu
#8,019
due; deserved; rightful / proper; what one ought to have
应该
yīnggāi
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