合當

合当
hédāng
  1. must
  2. should

CEDICT

  1. (archaic) should
  2. should

Wiktionary

  1. 應當、應該。《朱子語類．卷七．小學》：「如禮樂射書數，也是合當理會底，皆是切用。」《水滸傳．第六回》：「你是活佛去處來的僧，我們合當齋你。」也作「當合」、「合該」、「何當」。
  2. 性情、志趣相投，相處融洽。《金瓶梅．第一○○回》：「卻表愛姐在府中，與葛翠屏兩個持貞節，姊妹稱呼，甚是合當著。」也作「合節」。
  3. 當值。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

=1 合 hé
  1. to close
  2. to join
  3. to fit
  4. to be equal to
  5. whole
  6. together
  7. round (in battle)
  8. conjunction (astronomy)
  9. 1st note of pentatonic scale
  10. old variant of 盒 hé
=1 合 hé variant of 合 hé
2 當 dāng
  1. to be
  2. to act as
  3. manage
  4. withstand
  5. when
  6. during
  7. ought
  8. should
  9. match equally
  10. equal
  11. same
  12. obstruct
  13. just at (a time or place)
  14. on the spot
  15. right
  16. just at

Related entries

一定要 yīdìngyào must
一定要有蘋果。

Apples are necessary.

Source: Tatoeba

務必 wùbì
  1. must
  2. to need to
  3. to be sure to
務必在三點鐘來。

Be sure to come at 3.

Source: Tatoeba

必得 bìděi
  1. must
  2. have to
他们坚持认为日常锻练是必得表出的行为。

They insist that daily exercise is an action that must be done.

Source: Tatoeba

總得 zǒngděi
  1. must
  2. have to
  3. be bound to
總得有過河的辦法。

There must be some way of traversing the river.

Source: Tatoeba

非得 fēiděi (followed by a verb phrase, then – optionally – 不可, or 不行 etc) must
你不必什麼都非得自己來。

You shouldn't try to do everything by yourself.

Source: Tatoeba

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