應當

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See also: 应当

Chinese

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to answer; to respond; ought
to act as; represent; equal
to act as; represent; equal; should; fitting; suitable; adequate; proper; replace; to be; to hold a position; manage; withstand; when; during; ought; match equally; same; obstruct; just at (a time or place); on the spot; right; just at
 
trad. (應當)
simp. (应当)
anagram 當應当应

Pronunciation

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Verb

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應當

  1. ought to; should (used as an auxiliary verb)
    相處自掃門前雪心態應當彼此關懷互相幫助 [MSC, trad.]
    相处怀自扫门前雪心态应当彼此关怀互相帮助 [MSC, simp.]
    Yǔ rén xiāngchǔ bù yīng huái zhe zì sǎo ménqián xuě de xīntài, yīngdāng bǐcǐ guānhuái, hùxiāng bāngzhù. [Pinyin]
    When relating to others, one should not have an attitude of merely worrying about one's own affairs — we should care for and help one another.
  2. (law) must[1]

Synonyms

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  • (ought to):
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  • (must):
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Descendants

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Sino-Xenic (應當):
  • Korean: 응당(應當) (eungdang)

Other:

References

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  1. ^ Cao, Deborah [曹菡艾] (2004) “'Ought to' as a Legal Performative [德與法]”, in Chinese Law: A Language Perspective [説法]‎[1], Routledge, published 2016, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 59:
    This lends support to the view that yingdang has a legal usage, not entirely identical to its general use. Besides, bixu as the direct Chinese equivalent to 'shall' does not seem to carry more legal weight or have any material difference as compared to yingdang. Bixu and yingdang seem to be identical in the Chinese legal language.