gāi

Traditional: 該

HSK 7–9

该 (gāi) is a Chinese word meaning “should; ought to; probably”.

Meanings

  1. 1should
  2. 2ought to
  3. 3probably
  4. 4must be
  5. 5to deserve
  6. 6to owe
  7. 7to be sb's turn to do sth
  8. 8that
  9. 9the above-mentioned
Part of speech
pronoun

Related words

应该ought to; should; must该死Damn it!活该(coll.) serve sb right不该should not合该ought to; should应该的(polite response) you're welcome; just doing my duty; no problem撒都该人Sadducees该博erudite该应should该当should亚该亚Achaia哈该书Book of Haggai

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