HSK 2 grammar · modal
应该
应该 — should / ought to
Pattern
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( ) can be left out · other words may come before, between and after
How it works
应该 (or short 该) before a verb says something is the right or expected thing to do — "should", "ought to". Negate it with 不应该.
Examples
你应该早点儿睡。
Nǐ yīnggāi zǎodiǎnr shuì.
You should sleep earlier.
我们应该帮助他。
Wǒmen yīnggāi bāngzhù tā.
We should help him.
你不应该迟到。
Nǐ bù yīnggāi chídào.
You shouldn't be late.
Related
See it in a story
In the app, 应该 is underlined wherever it appears in the stories you read, and practised with sentences from them. Free.