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应该

yīng gāi · ying gai

Traditional 應該

HSK 2Old HSK 3

Meaning

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  1. ought to
  2. should
  3. must
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I should sleep early

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)应该(yīnggāi)早点(zǎodiǎn)睡觉(shuìjiào)。

    You should go to bed earlier.

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)知道(zhīdào)，我(wǒ)也(yě)应该(yīnggāi)少(shǎo)看(kàn)手机(shǒujī)。

    I know. I should also look at my phone less.

  3. Liangliang

    那(nà)你(nǐ)昨晚(zuówǎn)几点(jǐdiǎn)睡(shuì)的(de)？

    Then what time did you sleep last night?

  4. Dengdeng

    三点(sāndiǎn)。

    Three o'clock.

  5. Liangliang

    三点(sāndiǎn)？你(nǐ)现在(xiànzài)应该(yīnggāi)很(hěn)困(kùn)吧(ba)。

    Three? You must be very sleepy now.

  6. Dengdeng

    对(duì)，所以(suǒyǐ)我(wǒ)在(zài)手机(shǒujī)上(shàng)看(kàn)教(jiāo)人(rén)早(zǎo)睡(shuì)的(de)视频(shìpín)。

    Yes, so I am watching a video on my phone that teaches people to sleep early.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

你(nǐ)今(jīn)天(tiān)不(bú)是(shì)应(yīng)该(gāi)在(zài)学(xué)校(xiào)的(de)吗(ma)？

Aren't you supposed to be at school today?

Tatoeba: Chinese by yuzazaza · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

你(nǐ)们(men)很(hěn)久(jiǔ)前(qián)就(jiù)应(yīng)该(gāi)完(wán)成(chéng)了(le)。

You should have completed it long ago.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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应
yīng

to agree (to do sth); should

该
gāi

should; ought to

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