應該

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See also: 应该

Chinese

to answer; to respond; ought
 
that; the above-mentioned; most likely
that; the above-mentioned; most likely; to deserve; should; ought to; owe
trad. (應該) 應 該
simp. (应该) 应 该
alternative forms 英皆 Hokkien
應皆／应皆 Hokkien
英該／英该 Hokkien
英介 Hokkien

Pronunciation

Verb

應該

  1. ought to; should (used as an auxiliary verb)
    不用謝，這是我應該的。 [MSC, trad.]
    不用谢，这是我应该的。 [MSC, simp.]
    Bùyòngxiè, zhè shì wǒ yīnggāi de.
    No need to thank me — it's been a pleasure.
    公務員考試當天應該注意哪些要點？ [MSC, trad.]
    公务员考试当天应该注意哪些要点？ [MSC, simp.]
    Gōngwùyuán kǎoshì dāngtiān yīnggāi zhùyì nǎxiē yàodiǎn?
    What points should be paid attention to on the day of the civil service examination?
    我覺得他們做得很好，應該給他們漲工資，發紅包。 [MSC, trad.]
    我觉得他们做得很好，应该给他们涨工资，发红包。 [MSC, simp.]
    Wǒ juéde tāmen zuò de hěn hǎo, yīnggāi gěi tāmen zhǎng gōngzī, fā hóngbāo.
    I think they have done a good job, so we should raise their wages and give them red envelopes.
  2. theoretically should
    看來她應該有五六個月的身子了。 [MSC, trad.]
    看来她应该有五六个月的身子了。 [MSC, simp.]
    Kànlái tā yīnggāi yǒu wǔ liù gè yuè de shēnzi le.
    It looks like she's already been pregnant for five to six months.
    應該係今日啩。 [Cantonese, trad.]
    应该系今日啩。 [Cantonese, simp.]
    jing1 goi1 hai6 gam1 jat6 gwaa3.
    I think it's today. / It should be today.
  3. (Taiwanese Hokkien) to deserve it; serve someone right

Synonyms

  • (ought to):
  • (to deserve it):
Dialectal synonyms of 活該 (“to serve someone right; to have gotten what's coming to one”)
Variety Location Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 活該
Mandarin Taiwan 活該, 死好
Harbin 活該
Luoyang 活該
Xi'an 活該
Singapore 活該
Cantonese Guangzhou 抵死
Hong Kong 抵死
Taishan 抵死
Hakka Miaoli (N. Sixian) 堪該, 該死, 死該, 該暢, 堪得
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) 堪該, 該死, 死該, 該暢, 堪得
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) 堪該, 該死, 死該, 堪得
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) 堪該, 該死, 死該, 擳胲, 堪得
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) 堪該, 該死, 死該, 該暢, 堪得
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) 該然, 該死, 死好
Jin Taiyuan 活該
Northern Min Jian'ou 該死
Southern Min Xiamen 合該, 合該然
Taichung 應該, 死好, 三好加一好
Wu Ningbo 該死

Derived terms

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