应该 (應該)
yīng gāi
Pinyin

Definition

应该 (應該)
 - 
yīng gāi
  1. ought to
  2. should
  3. must

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

一呼百应
yī hū bǎi yìng
  1. 1 a hundred answers to a single call (idiom)
  2. 2 to respond en masse
反应
fǎn yìng
  1. 1 to react
  2. 2 to respond
  3. 3 reaction
  4. 4 response
  5. 5 reply
  6. 6 chemical reaction
  7. 7 classifier: 个 gè
应
Yìng
  1. 1 surname Ying
应用
yìng yòng
  1. 1 to put to use
  2. 2 to apply
  3. 3 practical
  4. 4 applied (science, linguistics etc)
  5. 5 application
  6. 6 practical use
  7. 7 (computing) app
应该
yīng gāi
  1. 1 ought to
  2. 2 should
  3. 3 must

Idioms (17)

一呼百应
yī hū bǎi yìng
  1. 1 a hundred answers to a single call (idiom)
  2. 2 to respond en masse
咎有应得
jiù yǒu yīng dé
  1. 1 to deserve what one gets (punishment, mishap etc) (idiom)
报应不爽
bào yìng bù shuǎng
  1. 1 appropriate retribution (idiom)
得心应手
dé xīn yìng shǒu
  1. 1 lit. what the heart wishes, the hand accomplishes (idiom) skilled at the job
  2. 2 entirely in one's element
  3. 3 going smoothly and easily
应付自如
yìng fu zì rú
  1. 1 to handle matters with ease (idiom)
  2. 2 to hold one's own

Sample Sentences

老板，过奖了。这是我应该做的。
lǎobǎn ，guòjiǎng le 。zhè shì wǒ yīnggāi zuò de 。
Boss, you’re overcomplimenting me. This my responsibility.
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应该是因为淡季。
yīnggāi shì yīnwèi dànjì 。
It might due to the low season.
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别担心，博爱座应该是优先给有需要的人，去坐吧。
bié dānxīn ，bóàizuò yīnggāi shì yōuxiān gěi yǒu xūyào de rén ，qù zuò ba 。
Don't worry, these priority seats should be given priority to those in need, go take the seat.
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太疯狂了，你们公司不应该这么压榨员工呀。
tài fēngkuáng le ，nǐmen gōngsī bù yīnggāi zhème yāzhà yuángōng ya 。
It’s crazy, your company shouldn’t exploit employees this way.
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不要这么极端，工作是实现人生价值的方式，马云说的不错，年轻的时候就是应该努力付出心血、努力奋斗。
bùyào zhème jíduān ，gōngzuò shì shíxiàn rénshēng jiàzhí de fāngshì ，mǎyún shuō de bùcuò ，niánqīng de shíhou jiùshì yīnggāi nǔlì fùchū xīnxuè 、nǔlì fèndòu 。
Don’t be so extreme, work is a way to realise life’s values. Ma Yun said when you’re young you should work hard.
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我早就说应该去吃自助的，按需取菜，选择丰富又不会浪费。
wǒ zǎo jiù shuō yīnggāi qù chī zìzhù de ，àn xū qǔ cài ，xuǎnzé fēngfù yòu bùhuì làngfèi 。
I told you we should have gone for buffet. Not only we don’t waste by taking only what we need but the selection is excellent.
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应该的。
yīnggāi de 。
It’s what I should do.
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这没什么，是我应该做的。
zhè méishénme ，shì wǒ yīnggāi zuò de 。
It’s nothing. This is what I should do.
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应该的。
yīnggāi de 。
It’s what I should do.
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马屁应该要拍在马屁上，人家才会开心。
mǎpì yīnggāi yào pāi zài mǎpì shang ，rénjia cái huì kāixīn 。
You should flatter people in the right way, so people might be actually happy.
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