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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 应该

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
应该 yīng gāi - ought to
- should
- must

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
3 2 115 234 236

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
yīng- surname Ying
- Taiwan pr. [Ying4]
yīng- to agree (to do sth)
- should
- ought to
- must
- (legal) shall
yìng- to answer
- to respond
- to comply with
- to deal or cope with
gāi- should
- ought to
- probably
- must be
- to deserve
- to owe
- to be sb's turn to do sth
- that
- the above-mentioned

Other Words Containing 应该

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
应该 3 2 115 234 236