应 yīng should
How to remember 应: 广 broad + ⿱𭕄一 haul up = should. Under the broad roof of the bus stop, a young man helps haul up an old lady's suitcase, just as everybody should.
Component breakdown
应 = 广 broad + ⿱𭕄一 haul up
- 广 broad
- ⿱𭕄一 haul up
Under the broad roof of the bus stop, a young man helps haul up an old lady's suitcase, just as everybody should.
How it is used
- Half of 应该 (yīnggāi) = "should/ought to": 应该休息 (yīnggāi xiūxi) ought to rest. As yīng it means should/ought (应当 yīngdāng).
- Second reading yìng = to respond/handle: 反应 (fǎnyìng) reaction, 应对 (yìngduì) to cope, 适应 (shìyìng) to adapt, 应用 (yìngyòng) to apply / an app.
- 答应 (dāying, neutral tone) = to agree/promise to do something - a spoken word, not the same as merely "answering."
Words with 应
- 应该yīnggāishouldHSK 3
- 适应shìyìngto suitHSK 4
- 应聘yìngpìnaccept a job offerHSK 4
- 答应dāyingto answerHSK 4
- 反应fǎnyìngto reactHSK 5
- 应对yìngduìto answerHSK 5
- 应当yīngdāngshouldHSK 5
- 应用yìngyòngto put to useHSK 5
- 供应gōngyìngto supplyHSK 6
- 对应duìyìngto correspond (to)HSK 6
- 效应xiàoyìngeffect (scientific phenomenon)HSK 6
- 相应xiāngyìngto correspondHSK 6
- 供不应求gōngbúyìngqiúsupply does not meet demandHSK 7
- 呼应hūyìngto conform (with)HSK 7
- 响应xiǎngyìngto respond toHSK 7
- 回应huíyìngto respondHSK 7
- 应付yìngfuto deal withHSK 7
- 应急yìngjíto respond to an emergencyHSK 7
- 应有尽有yīngyǒu-jìnyǒueverything that should be here is hereHSK 7
- 得心应手déxīn-yìngshǒuliterally what the heart wishes, the hand accomplishes skilled at the jobHSK 7
- 顺应shùnyìngto comply withHSK 7
- 一应俱全yìyīng-jùquánwith everything needed availableHSK 8
- 供应链gōngyìngliànsupply chainHSK 8
- 应邀yìngyāoat somebody's invitationHSK 8
- 应酬yìngchouto engage in social activitiesHSK 8
Example sentences
- 学生应该认真学习。 Xuésheng yīnggāi rènzhēn xuéxí.Students should study diligently.
- 你一定能适应新工作。 Nǐ yídìng néng shìyìng xīn gōngzuò.You should surely be able to adapt yourself to the new work.
- 新老师应该节食。 Xīn lǎoshī yīnggāi jiéshí.The new teacher should go on a diet.
- 你应该打扫厨房。 Nǐ yīnggāi dǎsǎo chúfáng.You should clean the kitchen.