应该(yīng gāi): ought to
ought to
Character breakdown
Watch how each character of 应该 is written, one at a time. When a character is finished, the next one draws.
Word information
- Pinyin
- yīng gāi
- Meaning
- ought to; should; must
- HSK level
- HSK 2
- Characters
- 2
- Traditional
- 應該
Appears in lessons
应该 is taught in these textbook lessons.
Example sentences
How 应该 is used in everyday Chinese — the speaker reads the whole sentence.
男人应该工作。
nán rén yīng gāi gōng zuò
Men should work.
应该尊敬老师。
yīng gāi zūn jìng lǎo shī
One should respect his teachers.
Related words
Common words sharing a character with 应该 — tap one to open its word page.
to answer; to respond
to react
to put to use; to apply
should; ought to
to adapt
to supply; to provide (goods, services etc)
to correspond (to); to be equivalent to; to be a counterpart to
to correspond
Ready to master 应该?
Trace every character of 应该 stroke by stroke in the online practice tool, or turn it into a printable worksheet PDF with Tianzige practice grids and pinyin.