应当

yīng dāng · ying dang

Traditional 應當

Meaning

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  1. should; ought to

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2 examples
01

如(rú)果(guǒ)汤(tāng)姆(mǔ)没(méi)有(yǒu)做(zuò)他(tā)应(yīng)当(dāng)做(zuò)的(de)事(shì),请(qǐng)让(ràng)我(wǒ)知(zhī)道(dào)。

If Tom doesn't do what he's supposed to do, please let me know.

Tatoeba: Chinese by liangh · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)们(men)应(yīng)当(dāng)把(bǎ)文(wén)化(huà)传(chuán)承(chéng)到(dào)下(xià)一(yí)代(dài)。

We should pass on our culture to the next generation.

Tatoeba: Chinese by vicch · English by FeuDRenais2 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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