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Allen: It’s time to perfect your Chinese in o<\/em>nly 5 minutes. Ni men hao. Hello, everyone, I’m Allen.
Yajie: And \u6211\u662fYajie. Welcome to Chinese Studio. In the next 5 minutes, we’re going to learn how to say a person should do something in Chinese.
A: Let’s kick things off with our Key Words of the Day.<\/p>\n

Key Words of the Day<\/strong>
\u5e94\u8be5 means should. \u53bb\u770b\u75c5,go to see a doctor. \u4e0d\u7528, no need; \u5348\u996d, lunch; \u4e0a\u7f51, to be or to go online.All in today’s Chinese Studio.<\/p>\n

A: Hey, Yajie, how do you say should in Chinese.
Y: it’s\u5e94\u8be5
A: \u5e94\u8be5. And as with helping verbs in English, the Chinese \u5e94\u8be5 usually comes before the main verb in a sentence.
Y: right. here’s a handy co<\/em>nstruction when you want to say a person should do something. It’s the name of the person or a pro<\/em>noun + \u5e94\u8be5 + what they should do. For instance: You should go to see a doctor. \u4f60\u5e94\u8be5\u53bb\u770b\u75c5\u3002 Subject, \u4f60, plus \u5e94\u8be5, plus\u770b\u75c5.
A: \u4f60\u5e94\u8be5\u53bb\u770b\u75c5\u3002
              
Co<\/em>nversation 1<\/p>\n

A: \u4f60\u600e\u4e48\u4e86 (ni zen me le)\uff1fWhat’s wrong with you?
Y: \u6211\u6709\u70b9\u513f\u5934\u75bc (wo you dian tou teng)\u3002I have a little bit of a headache.
A: \u4f60\u5e94\u8be5\u53bb\u770b\u75c5 (ni ying gai kan bing)\u3002You should go to see a doctor.
Y: \u4e0d\u7528, No need.
A: Bu (second tone) yong, no need.
Y: Remember we learned that \u4e0d, the fourth tone, should change to \u4e0d, the second tone, when it’s followed by another fourth tone character.
A: Got it. So the opposite of should is shouldn’t , which in Chinese is \u4e0d\u5e94\u8be5\uff08bu ying gai) , has \u4e0dremaining in the fourth tone.<\/p>\n

Co<\/em>nversation 2<\/p>\n

Y: \u5348\u996d, lunch. \u5403\u5348\u996d, to have lunch. \u592a\u665a\u4e86. It’s too late. \u54b1\u4eec\u8be5\u5403\u5348\u996d\u4e86. We should have lunch. Remember, \u8be5 is short for \u5e94\u8be5\u3002Means should
A: and bu gai is short for bu ying gai, Shouldn’t. \u4e0d\u8be5\u518d\u5de5\u4f5c\u4e86 (bu gai zai gong zuo le)\u3002We shouldn’t co<\/em>ntinue to work.<\/p>\n

Co<\/em>nversation 3<\/p>\n

Y: \u5341\u4e8c\u70b9\u4e86. It’s 12 o’clock. \u4f60\u4e0d\u5e94\u8be5\u8fd8\u4e0a\u7f51. You shouldn’t still be online. \u4e0a\u7f51, to be or go online.
A: \u4f60\u4e0d\u5e94\u8be5\u8fd8\u4e0a\u7f51 (ni bu ying gai hai shang wang).
Y: \u4f60\u5e94\u8be5\u53bb\u7761\u89c9\u3002You should go to sleep. \u53bb\u7761\u89c9, go to sleep.
A:  Be sure to remember the construction: Subject + ying gai or bu ying gai + what they should or should not do.Here is another example of (ying gai), should, and (bu ying gai), should not.<\/p>\n

Co<\/em>nversation 4 <\/p>\n

A:  \u6253\u626b means to clean.
Y: \u623f\u95f4 (fang jian), room. \u6253\u626b\u623f\u95f4, to clean the room.
A: But it’s a waste to \u6253\u626b\u623f\u95f4 (da sao fang jian) today, as the weather is so good. \u5929\u6c14\u8fd9\u4e48\u597d (tian qi zhe me hao). The weather is so good.
Y: So we shouldn’t clean the room. \u6211\u4eec\u4e0d\u5e94\u8be5\u6253\u626b\u623f\u95f4 (wo men bu ying gai da sao fang jian). \u6211\u4eec\u5e94\u8be5\u53bb\u6e38\u6cf3\u3002\u6e38\u6cf3, to swim. \u6211\u4eec\u5e94\u8be5\u53bb\u6e38\u6cf3. We should go swimming.Well, that’s it for today. Today’s question is how to say, “You should go online.”<\/div>\n