该

gāi

HSK 3.0 等级 6 动词 非常常见

释义

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

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词语关系

Related words

3 items

• 欠 qiàn 欠 qiàn to owe meaning to owe: to owe
• 活该 huó gāi 活该 huó gāi (coll.) serve sb right deserved (often negative): (coll.) serve sb right
• 轮到 lún dào 轮到 lún dào to be (sb's or sth's) turn to be someone's turn: to be (sb's or sth's) turn

Synonyms

1 item

• 应 yìng 应 yìng to answer used to express obligation or necessity: to answer

Usage notes

Common mistakes

该 is not used for future certainty like English 'should' (e.g., 'it should arrive tomorrow' uses 应该, not 该).

Formality

该 meaning 'the above-mentioned' is formal and mainly used in written or legal contexts.

例句

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我 该 回去了。

I should go back.

我们吃完了， 该 结账了。

We have finished eating; it's time to pay the bill.

时间不早了，我们 该 告辞了。

It's getting late; we should take our leave.

活 该 。

来源： Tatoeba.org (ID 3832400)

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包含 该 的词语

• 应该 应该 yīng gāi: ought to
• 活该 活该 huó gāi: (coll.) serve sb right
• 不该 不该 bù gāi: should not
• 亚该亚 亚该亚 yà gāi yà: Achaia
• 合该 合该 hé gāi: ought to
• 哈该书 哈该书 hā gāi shū: Book of Haggai
• 应该的 应该的 yīng gāi de: you're most welcome
• 撒都该人 撒都该人 sā dū gāi rén: Sadducees
• 米该亚 米该亚 mǐ gāi yà: Micah
• 该亚 该亚 gāi yà: Gaea, the Earth Goddess and mother of the Titans
• 该博 该博 gāi bó: erudite
• 该应 该应 gāi yīng: should
• 该死 该死 gāi sǐ: Damn it!
• 该当 该当 gāi dāng: should
• 该隐 该隐 gāi yǐn: Cain (name)