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Meaning: Should, ought to (advice, obligation, logical expectation)
你应该多休息。
Nǐ yīnggāi duō xiūxi.
You should rest more.
我们应该好好学习。
Wǒmen yīnggāi hǎohǎo xuéxí.
We should study hard.
你不应该这么晚睡觉。
Nǐ bù yīnggāi zhème wǎn shuìjiào.
You should not go to bed so late.
他应该到了。
•Negation is 不应该. In spoken Chinese, it can be shortened to 该.
⚠️ Common Mistakes:
•Incorrect: 你应该不去。 → Correct: 你不应该去。 (不 must precede 应该)
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Tā yīnggāi dào le.
He should have arrived by now.
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