本该

本該
běngāi

should have … from the beginning

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Examples

他本该来的。

He should have come.

Source: Tatoeba

我们本该更加努力学习。

We should've studied harder.

Source: Tatoeba

我们本该考虑一下行程。

We should have taken the schedule into consideration.

Source: Tatoeba

汤姆本该已经准备好了。

Tom should have been ready.

Source: Tatoeba

汤姆本该往左转却往右转了。

Tom turned right when he should've turned left.

Source: Tatoeba

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Entry Composition

1 本 běn
  1. (bound form) root; stem
  2. (bound form) origin; source
  3. (bound form) one's own; this
  4. (bound form) this; the current (year etc)
  5. (bound form) original
  6. (bound form) inherent
  7. originally; initially
  8. capital; principal
  9. classifier for books, periodicals, files etc
2 该 gāi
  1. should
  2. ought to
  3. probably
  4. must be
  5. to deserve
  6. to owe
  7. to be sb's turn to do sth
  8. that
  9. the above-mentioned