- 言(word; speech)RADICAL
- 亥(twelfth heavenly stem (pig))PHONO-SEMANTIC
The right words at the right time to the right person make it necessary and appropriate to do so.
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⾔Radical 149 · 8 strokes
should
HSK 2 (3.0)9 meanings#216
MEANING9 meanings
MEANING
- 壹动verb
should
中表示必须、应该、有义务这样做biǎoshì bìxū、yīnggāi、yǒu yìwù zhèyàng zuò
- 。
We should go now.
- ，。
You should drink more water and fewer sugary drinks.
+ 5 more examples for this meaning
- 。
It's time for me to go to sleep.
- 。
It's time for me to go to sleep.
- ，。
You're sick, you should get some rest.
- 。。
I've become a third wheel here. I should get going.
- 。
You should have come a little earlier.
- 貳动verb
ought to
中应该；需要；值得yīnggāi；xūyào；zhíde
- 。
You should rest more.
- ，。
You lied yesterday, so you should apologize to everyone.
- 參代pronoun
that
中指前面提到或现在说的人或事物zhǐ qiánmiàn tíjù huò xiànzài shuō de rén huò shìwù
- 。
That company has been established for ten years.
- 肆代pronoun
the above-mentioned
中前面已经说过的；指上文提到的人或事物qiánmiàn yǐjīng shuōguo de; zhǐ shàngwén tídào de rén huò shìwù
- 。
This issue is very important.
- 。
The company was officially established last month.
- 伍动verb
must be
中应当；需要；必须yīngdāng；xūyào；bìxū
- 。
You should go now.
- ，。
It's getting late, you should head home.
- 陸动verb
to deserve
中应该；值得；配得上yīnggāi; zhídeqǐ; pèideqǐshàng
- 。
He deserves to win first place.
- ，。
He's been late so many times, he deserves to be punished.
- 柒动verb
to be sb's turn to do sth
中轮到某人做某事；应该做lúndào mǒurén zuò mǒushì；yīnggāi zuò
- 。
Now it's your turn.
- ，。
Everyone has been taking turns speaking, and now it's her turn.
- 捌副adverb
probably
中很可能；也许hěn kěnéng；yě xǔ
- 。
He is probably a student.
- 。
She must be his older sister.
- 玖动verb
to owe
中欠别人的钱或东西qiàn biérén de qián huò dōngxi
- 。
You owe me money.
- 。
He still owes me fifty yuan and hasn't paid me back.
COLLOCATIONS4 collocations
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CHARACTER ANALYSISRELATED
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Traditional該
MEANING9 meanings
MEANING
- 壹动verb
should
中表示必须、应该、有义务这样做biǎoshì bìxū、yīnggāi、yǒu yìwù zhèyàng zuò
- 。
We should go now.
- ，。
You should drink more water and fewer sugary drinks.
+ 5 more examples for this meaning
- 。
It's time for me to go to sleep.
- 。
It's time for me to go to sleep.
- ，。
You're sick, you should get some rest.
- 。。
I've become a third wheel here. I should get going.
- 。
You should have come a little earlier.
- 貳动verb
ought to
中应该；需要；值得yīnggāi；xūyào；zhíde
- 。
You should rest more.
- ，。
You lied yesterday, so you should apologize to everyone.
- 參代pronoun
that
中指前面提到或现在说的人或事物zhǐ qiánmiàn tíjù huò xiànzài shuō de rén huò shìwù
- 。
That company has been established for ten years.
- 肆代pronoun
the above-mentioned
中前面已经说过的；指上文提到的人或事物qiánmiàn yǐjīng shuōguo de; zhǐ shàngwén tídào de rén huò shìwù
- 。
This issue is very important.
- 。
The company was officially established last month.
- 伍动verb
must be
中应当；需要；必须yīngdāng；xūyào；bìxū
- 。
You should go now.
- ，。
It's getting late, you should head home.
- 陸动verb
to deserve
中应该；值得；配得上yīnggāi; zhídeqǐ; pèideqǐshàng
- 。
He deserves to win first place.
- ，。
He's been late so many times, he deserves to be punished.
- 柒动verb
to be sb's turn to do sth
中轮到某人做某事；应该做lúndào mǒurén zuò mǒushì；yīnggāi zuò
- 。
Now it's your turn.
- ，。
Everyone has been taking turns speaking, and now it's her turn.
- 捌副adverb
probably
中很可能；也许hěn kěnéng；yě xǔ
- 。
He is probably a student.
- 。
She must be his older sister.
- 玖动verb
to owe
中欠别人的钱或东西qiàn biérén de qián huò dōngxi
- 。
You owe me money.
- 。
He still owes me fifty yuan and hasn't paid me back.
COLLOCATIONS4 collocations
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 言(word; speech)RADICAL
- 亥(twelfth heavenly stem (pig))PHONO-SEMANTIC
The right words at the right time to the right person make it necessary and appropriate to do so.
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