Hanzi
Traditional
該
Simplified
该

should/ought to/probably/must be/to deserve/to owe/to be sb's turn to do sth/that/the above-mentioned

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 2

Pinyin

gāi

Bopomofo

ㄍㄞ

Jyutping

goi1

Example sentences

應該 / 应该 yīnggāi
你應該努力學習。
你应该努力学习。

You should study hard.

相 xiāng
我們應該互相幫助。
我们应该互相帮助。

We should help each other.

該 / 该 gāi
你該休息一下了。
你该休息一下了。

You should rest a bit.

亮 liàng
天亮了，我們該起床了。
天亮了，我们该起床了。

It is dawn, we should get up.

活該 / 活该 huógāi
他不聽勸告，結果失敗了，真是活該。
他不听劝告，结果失败了，真是活该。

He didn't listen to the advice and ended up failing; it serves him right.

Example Vocabulary

應該

ying1'gai1

should; ought to; must

該

gai1

should; ought to; to be one's turn

合該

he2'gai1

活該

huo2'gai1

serve someone right; deserve it

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