Difference between revisions of "Expressing "should" with "yinggai""
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Structure
The auxiliary verb 应该 (yīnggāi) is the most common way to express "should" in Chinese. The structure is:
Subject + 应该 + VO
Examples
- 我 应该 多 学学。
- 你 应该 告诉 我。
- 他 应该 看 医生。
- 你 应该 多 吃 点。
Negative structure
Subject + 不应该 + VO
Examples
- 你 不 应该 告诉 他。
- 他 不 应该 乱 吃 东西。
- 我们 不 应该 这样 做。
See Also
Books
- New Practical Chinese Reader 1 (新实用汉语课本1) (pp. 160-1) →buy
- New Practical Chinese Reader 1 (新实用汉语课本1)(2nd ed) (pp. 185-7) →buy
