What does 应该 mean in Chinese?

应该 (yīng gāi) means "ought to; should; must" in Chinese. It is an HSK Level 2 word.

How do you pronounce 应该?

应该 is pronounced "yīng gāi" in Mandarin Chinese. It is made up of 2 syllables.

应该 is an HSK Level 2 word (HSK 2.0: Level 3, HSK 3.0: Level 2).

应该 is made up of the characters 应, 该. Each character has its own meaning and can appear in other words.

You can practice writing 应该 using our stroke order tool.

应该

yīng gāi

ought to; should; must

Traditional: 應該

你应该学习。

Nǐ yīnggāi xuéxí

You should study

HSK 2.0: Level 3HSK 3.0: Level 2

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