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应当

yīng dāngㄧㄥ ㄉㄤ

Sino-Vietnamese: ƯNG ĐƯƠNG

Traditional: 應當

HSK 3.0 · 5TOCFL 4

Meaning(verb)

should; ought to

Examples

  • 我们应当遵守交通规则。

    wǒ men yīng dāng zūn shǒu jiāo tōng guī zé.

    We should obey traffic rules.

  • 这是我应当做的。

    zhè shì wǒ yìng dàng zuò de.

    It's what I ought to do.

  • 年轻人应当多学习。

    nián qīng rén yīng dāng duō xué xí.

    Young people should study more.

Easily confused

  • 应该 — Almost the same meaning; 应该 is everyday, 应当 is more formal and common in writing.

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Stroke order

ỨNG · 7 strokes

surname Ying; Taiwan pr. [Yìng]

ĐÁNG · 6 strokes

(onom.) dong; ding dong (bell)

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