她本來應該更小心的。

She should have been more careful.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 她 tā she
2 本來 běnlái
  1. original
  2. originally
  3. at first
  4. it goes without saying
  5. of course
3 應該 yīnggāi ought to; should; must
=4 更 gēng
  1. to change or replace
  2. to experience
  3. one of the five two-hour periods into which the night was formerly divided
  4. watch (e.g. of a sentry or guard)
=4 更 gèng
  1. more
  2. even more
  3. further
  4. still
  5. still more
5 小心 xiǎoxīn
  1. to be careful
  2. to take care
=6 的 de
  1. of; ~'s (possessive particle)
  2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)
  3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
  4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 pígéde "one made of leather" or 跑堂儿的 pǎotángrde "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 xīnde "new one")
  5. also pr. dì or di in poetry and songs
=6 的 dī a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 dīshì)
=6 的 dí really and truly
=6 的 dì (bound form) bull's-eye; target