(yīng gāi) - should, ought to, must in Mandarin
yīnggāiTraditional: 应該
HSK 2
#109 of 5,000 Core 1000
Translation
should, ought to, must
Word origin
A compound of 应 (yīng, 'ought, should') and 该 (gāi, 'ought, should'), two near-synonyms reinforcing 'should'. 该 is a phono-semantic compound of 讠(speech radical) with 亥 (hài) as the phonetic.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 应 (yīng, 'ought') + 该 (gāi, 'ought'; 讠speech + 亥 hài phonetic)
Stroke order
应
该
Examples
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You should apologize.
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We ought to leave now.
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He should know.
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Children should read more books.
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You should not speak like that.
应该 (yīng gāi) means should, ought to, must. It is used as a verb in everyday Mandarin speech.
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