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* 我 <em>应该</em> 喝 点 水。<span class="trans">I should drink a little water.</span>
 
* 我 <em>应该</em> 喝 点 水。<span class="trans">I should drink a little water.</span>
 
* 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>
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* 他 <em>应该</em> 看 医生。<span class="trans">He should see a doctor.</span>
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* 他 <em>应该</em> 去 看 医生。<span class="trans">He should go to see a doctor.</span>
 
* 你 <em>应该</em> 多 吃 点。<span class="trans">You should eat a little more.</span>
 
* 你 <em>应该</em> 多 吃 点。<span class="trans">You should eat a little more.</span>
 
* 你 <em>应该</em> 学 汉语。<span class="trans">You should study Chinese.</span>
 
* 你 <em>应该</em> 学 汉语。<span class="trans">You should study Chinese.</span>
 
* 你 <em>应该</em> 看 这 个 电影。<span class="trans">You should watch this movie.</span>
 
* 你 <em>应该</em> 看 这 个 电影。<span class="trans">You should watch this movie.</span>
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* 他 <em>应该</em> 用 自己 的 钱。<span class="trans">You should use your own money.</span>
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* 他 <em>应该</em> 用 自己 的 钱。<span class="trans">He should use his own money.</span>
 
* 在 中国，你 <em>应该</em> 喝 白酒。<span class="trans">In China, You should drink white wine.</span>
 
* 在 中国，你 <em>应该</em> 喝 白酒。<span class="trans">In China, You should drink white wine.</span>
 
* 我 <em>应该</em> 说 英文 吗？<span class="trans">Should I speak English?</span>
 
* 我 <em>应该</em> 说 英文 吗？<span class="trans">Should I speak English?</span>
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* 你 <strong>不</strong> <em>应该</em> 告诉 他。<span class="trans">You should not tell him.</span>
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* 你 <em>不 应该</em> 告诉 他。<span class="trans">You should not tell him.</span>
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* 他 <strong>不</strong> <em>应该</em> 吃 那么 多。<span class="trans">He should not eat so much.</span>
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* 他 <em>不 应该</em> 吃 那么 多。<span class="trans">He should not eat so much.</span>
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* 我们 <strong>不</strong> <em>应该</em> 这样 做。<span class="trans">We should not do it this way.</span>
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* 我们 <em>不 应该</em> 这样 做。<span class="trans">We should not do it this way.</span>
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* 在这里，你不应该说英文。<span class="trans">Here, you should not speak english.</span>
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* 在 这里，你 <em>不 应该</em>说 英文。<span class="trans">Here, you should not speak English.</span>
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* 你 <strong>不</strong> <em>应该</em> 花 父母 的 钱。<span class="trans">You should not use your parent's money.</span>
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* 你 <em>不 应该</em> 用 父母 的 钱。<span class="trans">You should not use your parent's money.</span>
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* 我 <strong>不</strong> <em>应该</em> 打 孩子。<span class="trans">I should not hit kids.</span>
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* 我 <em>不 应该</em> 去 那里。<span class="trans">I should not go there.</span>
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* 好 女孩 <strong>不</strong> <em>应该</em> 去 酒吧。<span class="trans">A good girl shouldn't drink alcohol.</span>
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* 好 女孩 <em>不 应该</em> 喝 酒。<span class="trans">A good girl shouldn't drink alcohol.</span>
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* 你 <strong>不</strong> <em>应该</em> 给 你 的 狗 吃 巧克力。<span class="trans">You should not give your dog chocolate.</span>
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* 你 <em>不 应该</em> 给 你 的 狗 巧克力。<span class="trans">You should not give your dog chocolate.</span>
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* 你 <strong>不</strong> <em>应该</em> 很 早 离开 公司。<span class="trans">You shouldn't leave the company early.</span>
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* 你 <em>不 应该</em> 这么 早 走。<span class="trans">You shouldn't leave so early.</span>
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* 生病 的 时候，你 <strong>不</strong> <em>应该</em> 吃 冰淇淋。<span class="trans">When sick, you shouldn't eat ice cream.</span>
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* 你 <em>不 应该</em> 吃 冰淇淋。<span class="trans">You shouldn't eat ice cream.</span>
  
 
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Revision as of 04:02, 21 February 2014

One of the words that definitely "should" be learned by any Chinese learner is the word 应该 (yīnggāi).

Basic Usage

Structure

The auxiliary verb 应该 (yīnggāi) is the most common way to express "should" in Chinese. The structure is:

Subject + 应该 + Verb + Object

Examples

  • 我 应该 喝 点 水。I should drink a little water.
  • 你 应该 告诉 我。You should tell me.
  • 他 应该 去 看 医生。He should go to see a doctor.
  • 你 应该 多 吃 点。You should eat a little more.
  • 你 应该 学 汉语。You should study Chinese.
  • 你 应该 看 这 个 电影。You should watch this movie.
  • 他 应该 用 自己 的 钱。He should use his own money.
  • 在 中国，你 应该 喝 白酒。In China, You should drink white wine.
  • 我 应该 说 英文 吗？Should I speak English?
  • 我 应该 去 他 家 吗？Should I go to his house?


Making It Negative

Structure

Add the negative adverb 不 before 应该 to negate the structure.

Subject + 不 + 应该 + Verb + Object

Examples

  • 你 不 应该 告诉 他。You should not tell him.
  • 他 不 应该 吃 那么 多。He should not eat so much.
  • 我们 不 应该 这样 做。We should not do it this way.
  • 在 这里，你 不 应该说 英文。Here, you should not speak English.
  • 你 不 应该 用 父母 的 钱。You should not use your parent's money.
  • 我 不 应该 去 那里。I should not go there.
  • 好 女孩 不 应该 喝 酒。A good girl shouldn't drink alcohol.
  • 你 不 应该 给 你 的 狗 巧克力。You should not give your dog chocolate.
  • 你 不 应该 这么 早 走。You shouldn't leave so early.
  • 你 不 应该 吃 冰淇淋。You shouldn't eat ice cream.

See Also

Books

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