应当(yīng dāng): should
should
Character breakdown
2 characters · plays one at a time
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Word information
- Pinyin
- yīng dāng
- Meaning
- should; ought to
- HSK level
- HSK 3
- Characters
- 2
- Traditional
- 應當
Example sentences
How 应当 is used in everyday Chinese — the speaker reads the whole sentence.
应当多学东西。
yīng dāng duō xué dōng xī
You should learn more.
汤姆应当被责备。
tāng mǔ yīng dāng bèi zé bèi
Tom deserves to be blamed.
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