Difference between revisions of "Expressing "should" with "yinggai""
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* 你 <em>应该</em> 告诉 我。<span class="trans">You should tell me.</span> | * 你 <em>应该</em> 告诉 我。<span class="trans">You should tell me.</span> | ||
* 他 <em>应该</em> 看 医生。<span class="trans">He should see a doctor.</span> | * 他 <em>应该</em> 看 医生。<span class="trans">He should see a doctor.</span> | ||
| − | * 你 <em>应该</em> 多 吃 点。<span class="trans">You should | + | * 你 <em>应该</em> 多 吃 点。<span class="trans">You should eat a little more.</span> |
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One of the words that definitely "should" be learned by any Chinese learner is the word 应该(yīnggāi).
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 学习。I should study more.
- 你 应该 告诉 我。You should tell me.
- 他 应该 看 医生。He should see a doctor.
- 你 应该 多 吃 点。You should eat a little more.
Negative structure
Subject + 不应该 + VO
Examples
- 你 不 应该 告诉 他。You should not tell him.
- 他 不 应该 乱 吃 东西。He should not eat anything he wants.
- 我们 不 应该 这样 做。We should not do it this way.
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
