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The Chinese word yingdang - 应当 - yīngdāng
(ought to in Chinese)
Phonetic transcription (Hanyu Pinyin)
yīngdāng
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English translations
ought to,
should, be supposed, must
Chinese characters:
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应当 ( yingdang / yīngdāng ) in traditional characters
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Chinese Pinyin example sentence with 应当 ( yingdang / yīngdāng ) ⓘWriting in Pinyin
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If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Before using this Pinyin example sentence, consider that Chinese characters should always be your first choice in written communication.
If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Women yingdang huxiang bangzhu.
Wǒmen yīngdāng hùxiāng bāngzhù.– English translation: We ought to help each other.
Tags and additional information
(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)
also: should | also: must
应当 ( yingdang / yīngdāng ) belongs to the 500 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 338)
应当 ( yingdang / yīngdāng ) belongs to the 500 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 338)
More words that mean ought to in Chinese
yí ( 宜 )
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