應該

See also: 应该

Chinese
to answer; to respond; ought
 
that; the above-mentioned; most likely; to deserve; should; ought to; owe
trad. (應該) 應 該
simp. (应该) 应 该

Pronunciation

Verb

應該

  1. ought to; should (used as an auxiliary verb)
    不用謝，這是我應該的。 [MSC, trad.]
    不用谢，这是我应该的。 [MSC, simp.]
    Bùyòngxiè, zhè shì wǒ yīnggāi de. [Pinyin]
    No need to thank me, it's been a pleasure.
  2. theoretically should [be]
    看來她應該有五六個月的身子了。 [MSC, trad.]
    看来她应该有五六个月的身子了。 [MSC, simp.]
    Kànlái tā yīnggāi yǒu wǔ liù gè yuè de shēnzi le. [Pinyin]
    It looks like she's already been pregnant for five to six months.
    應該係今日啩。 [Cantonese, trad.]
    应该系今日啩。 [Cantonese, simp.]
    Jing1 goi1 hai6 gam1 jat6 gwaa3. [Jyutping]
    I think it's today. / It should be today.

Synonyms
  • (ought to):

Derived terms

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