应该 (yīnggāi): meaning and examples | Speak Chinese

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yīnggāi

HSK level: HSK 3
Part of speech: Verb
Frequency: Common word

Meanings

should, ought to
be supposed to

Examples and explanations

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该
gāishould; ought to; deserve; be due

Words with 应该

我应该注意的wǒ yīnggāi zhùyì deThings I should pay attention to
我不应该那么做wǒ bù yīng gāi nàme zuòI shouldn't do that; I ought not to act that way
我应该为此负责wǒ yīnggāi wèi cǐ fùzéI should take responsibility for this; It is my duty to be accountable for this
我应该先跟你商量的wǒ yīnggāi xiān gēn nǐ shāngliáng deI should have discussed it with you first