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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 |
|---|---|---|
| 应 | yīng | - surname Ying - Taiwan pr. [Ying4] |
| 应 | yīng | - to agree (to do sth) - should - ought to - must - (legal) shall |
| 应 | yìng | - to answer - to respond - to comply with - to deal or cope with |
| 该 | 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 |