Expressing "should" with "yinggai"

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 多 学学。
• 你 应该 告诉 我。
• 他 应该 看 医生。
• 你 应该 多 吃 点。

See also

• "Must" modal "dei"
• "Would like to" with xiang
• Wanting to do something with yao

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