# 应该 (yīnggāi)

In Mandarin Chinese, 应该 (yīnggāi) means “should; ought to”. It is part of the HSK 2 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: should; ought to
- Pinyin: yīnggāi (ying1 gai1)
- Traditional: 應該
- HSK 3.0 · Level 2
- HSK 2.0 · Level 3

## Examples

- 你感冒了，应该多喝水。
  Nǐ gǎnmào le, yīnggāi duō hē shuǐ.
  You have a cold, so you should drink more water.

## Characters

- [应](https://hanziro.com/word/ying-should/) (yīng): should; ought to
- [该](https://hanziro.com/word/gai-should/) (gāi): should; ought to

https://hanziro.com/word/ying-gai-should/

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