应该

應該
yīng gāi
HSK 3
ought to, should, must
verb

Example Sentences

你应该早点儿起床。
nǐ yīnggāi zǎodiǎn ér qǐchuáng 。
You should get up earlier.
我们应该一起学习中文。
wǒmen yīnggāi yīqǐ xuéxí zhōngwén 。
We should study Chinese together.
他应该多喝水。
tā yīnggāi duō hēshuǐ 。
He ought to drink more water.

Individual Characters

应yīng
answer, respond, agree, should
该gāi
this,pron

Words with similar meanings

必须bìxū
must
A stronger form of necessity or obligation compared to '应该'.
应当yīngdāng
ought to
Similar in meaning to '应该', but slightly more formal.

Words Ending With 该

活该huó gāi
(coll.) serve sb right; deservedly; ought; should

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