本该 Pronunciation and Pinyin
本该 Usage and Examples
Should have
Was supposed to
你本该接受的。我对你感到失望。
You should have accepted that. I'm disappointed in you.
我意识到我本该告诉你这件事的。
I realize I ought to have told you about it.
The characters in 本该
Stroke OrderMore words starting with 本
- běn本bù不xiǎng想Didn't originally want to, Hadn't intended to
- běn本bù不dǎ打suàn算Didn't intend to, Wasn't going to
- běn本shū书this book
- běn本shi事ability, skill
- běn本rén人I, myself
- bén本yǐ以wéi为I originally thought, I had thought
- běn本huì会this association, this society
- běn本gōng公sī司This company, Our company
- běn本fèn分Duty, Responsibility
- bén本kě可could have, originally could
- běn本ké可yǐ以could have, might have
- běn本míng名real name, birth name
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What does 本该 mean in Chinese?
本该 (běn gāi) means “Should have, Was supposed to”.
How do you pronounce 本该?
本该 is pronounced běn gāi in Mandarin Chinese.
How do you say “Should have” in Chinese?
“Should have” is 本该 (běn gāi) in Chinese.
How is 本该 used in a sentence?
This page has 2 example sentences using 本该, each with pinyin and an English translation.