应该 (yīnggāi) means Should (ought to - must). Below are 24 of the 43 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
你 应该 早点儿休息。
Nǐ yīnggāi zǎo diǎnr xiūxi.
You should rest a bit earlier.
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 应该
我们 应该 保护海洋。
Wǒmen yīnggāi bǎohù hǎiyáng.
We should protect the oceans.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 海洋
我们 应该 公平竞争。
Wǒmen yīnggāi gōngpíng jìngzhēng.
We should compete fairly.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 竞争
我们 应该 保护森林。
Wǒmen yīnggāi bǎohù sēnlín.
We should protect the forests.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 森林
价格 应该 公开透明。
Jiàgé yīnggāi gōngkāi tòumíng.
Prices should be open and transparent.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 透明
报道 应该 客观中立。
Bàodào yīnggāi kèguān zhōnglì.
Reporting should be objective and neutral.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 中立
你 应该 为这件事道歉。
Nǐ yīnggāi wèi zhè jiàn shì dàoqiàn.
You should apologise for this.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 道歉
我们不 应该 浪费食物。
Wǒmen bù yīnggāi làngfèi shíwù.
We should not waste food.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 浪费
生活不 应该 这么单调。
Shēnghuó bù yīnggāi zhème dāndiào.
Life should not be this dull.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 单调
年轻人 应该 胸怀大志。
Niánqīngrén yīnggāi xiōnghuái dàzhì.
Young people should cherish high aspirations.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 胸怀
我们 应该 从错误中学习。
Wǒmen yīnggāi cóng cuòwù zhōng xuéxí.
We should learn from our mistakes.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 错误
同学之间 应该 互相帮助。
Tóngxué zhījiān yīnggāi hùxiāng bāngzhù.
Classmates should help each other.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 互相
我们 应该 爱护公共设施。
Wǒmen yīnggāi àihù gōnggòng shèshī.
We should take good care of public facilities.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 爱护
年轻人 应该 出去闯一闯。
Niánqīng rén yīnggāi chūqù chuǎng yi chuǎng.
Young people should go out and make their own way.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 闯
我们 应该 体谅他的处境。
Wǒmen yīnggāi tǐliàng tā de chǔjìng.
We ought to make allowances for his situation.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 处境
人与自然 应该 和谐相处。
Rén yǔ zìrán yīnggāi héxié xiāngchǔ.
People and nature should live in harmony.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 和谐
社会 应该 鼓励见义勇为。
Shèhuì yīnggāi gǔlì jiànyìyǒngwéi.
Society should encourage standing up bravely for what is right.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 见义勇为
我们 应该 正确看待失败。
Wǒmen yīnggāi zhèngquè kàndài shībài.
We should look at failure in the right way.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 看待
年轻时就 应该 努力拼搏。
Niánqīng shí jiù yīnggāi nǔlì pīnbó.
One should strive hard while young.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 拼搏
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From the graded readers
答应得越多，别人越觉得那是 应该 的。
dāying dé / děi / de yuè duō, biérén yuè juéde nàshì yīnggāi de / dì.
The more I agreed to, the more it was simply expected.
Graded reader · HSK 4 · Learning to Say No
应该 appears in 43 sentences on this site; the 24 shortest and most direct are shown. The rest are on the pages they were written for — the graded readers, the phrasebook and the grammar library.
Questions about 应该
How is 应该 used in a sentence?
This page shows 43 sentences using 应该 (yīnggāi, "Should (ought to - must)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Is 应该 an HSK word?
Yes — 应该 is on the official HSK 3 vocabulary list, and you can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 3 page.
Where can I see the full entry for 应该?
The dictionary page for 应该 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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