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应该
yīng gāi
should, ought to
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What does 应该 mean?
应该 (pinyin: yīng gāi) means should, ought to. It belongs to the official HSK 3 vocabulary (intermediate), among the most frequent words of everyday Chinese.
Example with 应该
Character families
Every HSK 1–4 word containing 应 · Every HSK 1–4 word containing 该
The characters of 应该
| 应 | yīng | component character |
| 该 | gāi | component character |
Related HSK 3 words
| 发现 | fā xiàn | discover |
| 种 | zhǒng | kind, type, sort |
| 位 | wèi | place, position; polite classifier for people |
| 带 | dài | to bring, to carry |
| 认为 | rèn wéi | think, consider |
| 还是 | hái shi | or, still |
| 像 | xiàng | to resemble, be like |
| 跟 | gēn | with, to follow |
Full HSK 3 list · Translate a sentence with 应该
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