How to say “should” in Chinese
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“Should” in Chinese is 应该, yīng gāi: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
应该 is read yīng gāi: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On top, 广 “shelter”. Its second reading is yìng, “respond”.
On the left, 讠 “speech”. The right part is the same as in 孩 hái.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “应该”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 应该. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 你应该多休息。nǐyīnggāiduōxiūxiYou should rest more.
- 你应该告诉经理nǐyīnggāigàosujīnglǐYou should tell the manager.
- 朋友应该互相帮助。péngyouyīnggāihùxiāngbāngzhùFriends should help each other.
- 我们应该互相尊重wǒmenyīnggāihùxiāngzūnzhòngWe should respect each other.
- 你应该跟他道歉nǐyīnggāigēntādàoqiànYou should apologize to him.
- 我觉得应该先跟大家商量一下。wǒjuédeyīnggāixiāngēndàjiāshāngliangyíxiàI think we should talk it over with everyone first.
More words from the lesson “Should, have to, must”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “should” in Chinese?
“Should” in Chinese is 应该, pinyin yīnggāi.
What does 应该 mean?
应该 (yīnggāi) means “should”.
How do you write 应该?
应该 is 2 characters: 应 (yīng) — should, ought to; 该 (gāi) — should, ought to. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 应该?
应该 is read yīnggāi. Tones: yīng — first tone, gāi — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“should” in the lesson “Should, have to, must”
This word is from the topic “Work and business” of HSK 3. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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