应
Character
should; ought to (as in 应该)
Readings and meanings
- should; ought to (as in 应该)
- a Chinese family name
Examples
你应该学习中文。
nǐ yīng gāi xué xí zhōng wén
You should study Chinese.
AI-generated sentence
我应该去吗？
wǒ yīng gāi qù ma
Should I go?
AI-generated sentence
应先生是我的老师。
yīng xiān sheng shì wǒ de lǎo shī
Mr. Ying is my teacher.
AI-generated sentence
Words that use “应” as yīng
应该yīng gāishouldWordHSK 2应当yīng dāngshouldWordHSK 3一应俱全yī yīng jù quáneverything you need is all thereWordHSK 7–9应有尽有yīng yǒu jìn yǒuto have everything that people need or wantWordHSK 7–9一应yī yīngallWord应允yīng yǔnto give one's assentWord应分yīng fèn(of a course of action) within one's area of responsibilityWord应名yīng míngnominallyWord
HSK 5 is the level of this reading in the official HSK 3.0 word list; other readings of 应 can sit at a different level.
- to answer CC-CEDICT
- to respond CC-CEDICT
- to comply with CC-CEDICT
- to deal or cope with CC-CEDICT
Words that use “应” as yìng
反应fǎn yìnga reaction or responseWordHSK 3应用yìng yòngto use something for a real purposeWordHSK 3适应shì yìngto get used to new people, places, or situationsWordHSK 3供应gōng yìngto provide things people need, like food, water, or electricityWordHSK 4对应duì yìngto matchWordHSK 5相应xiāng yìngmatching something elseWordHSK 5回应huí yìngto say or do something back to someoneWordHSK 6应对yìng duìto deal with a problem or difficult situationWordHSK 6
Stroke order
All 7 strokes
Speed
Practice writing 应
Draw “应” here — the faint guide shows its shape.