应
当

Should in Chinese: 应当 (yīng dāng)

yīng dāng

should

HSK 3.0 Level 3Traditional: 應當1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1should; ought to

Stroke order

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应
当

Zhuyin

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ㄧㄥ

yīng

ㄧ/ iㄥ/ eng—/ first tone

ㄉㄤ

dāng

ㄉ/ dㄤ/ ang—/ first tone

Simplified & traditional

应当

Simplified

應當

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 我们应当帮助别人。

    wǒ men yīng dāng bāng zhù bié rén。

    We ought to help others.

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Related words

当

dāng

(onom.) dong

应

yìng

to answer

当然

dāng rán

only natural

应该

yīng gāi

ought to

当地

dāng dì

local

当时

dāng shí

then

适应

shì yìng

to adapt

答应

dā ying

to answer

当代

dāng dài

the present age

反应

fǎn yìng

to react

上当

shàng dàng

taken in (by sb's deceit)

相当

xiāng dāng

equivalent to

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