应该

Pinyin: yīnggāi

ought to; should; must

Example sentence

男人应该工作。

Nánrén yīnggāi gōngzuò.

A man must work.

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What 应该 means

应该 (yīnggāi) is an Chinese word meaning “ought to; should; must”. It appears in the HSK 3 collection.

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HSK 3

Words and levels: HSK Examination Syllabus (2025), Center for Language Education and Cooperation · meanings: CC-CEDICT · example sentences: Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR) · Dictionary-derived data: CC BY-SA 4.0.

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