应该

yīng gāi · ying gai

Traditional 應該

Meaning

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  1. ought to
  2. should
  3. must

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2 examples
01

你(nǐ)今(jīn)天(tiān)不(bú)是(shì)应(yīng)该(gāi)在(zài)学(xué)校(xiào)的(de)吗(ma)?

Aren't you supposed to be at school today?

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

02

你(nǐ)们(men)很(hěn)久(jiǔ)前(qián)就(jiù)应(yīng)该(gāi)完(wán)成(chéng)了(le)。

You should have completed it long ago.

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

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