Read Edit View history 本该 běngāi originally should Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 本该 本該 běngāi originally should auxiliary should have originally; was supposed to 我本该帮她但没能。 wǒ běngāi bāng tā dàn méi néng. I should have helped her, but I couldn't. Frequency Movie subtitles 10.5 per million appears in 5% of films Cross-References Same as 本来应该 běnláiyīnggāi本当 běndāng Sources Frequency data SUBTLEX-CH
本该 本該 běngāi originally should auxiliary should have originally; was supposed to 我本该帮她但没能。 wǒ běngāi bāng tā dàn méi néng. I should have helped her, but I couldn't. Frequency Movie subtitles 10.5 per million appears in 5% of films Cross-References Same as 本来应该 běnláiyīnggāi本当 běndāng Sources Frequency data SUBTLEX-CH