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该

gāi
HSK 2

“Should” in Chinese is 该 (gāi).

Other characters with the syllable gai: see all 7 →

Meaning

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

Example

我应该知道。

I should know.

From 应该 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Stroke Order

8 strokes

Words containing 该

应该yīnggāiought to; should; mustHSK 2活该huógāi(coll.) serve sb rightHSK 7-9

More HSK 2 characters

啊ainterjection of surpriseHSK 2安āncalm; peacefulHSK 2般bānsortHSK 2板bǎnboardHSK 2办bànto take care of (a matter); to deal with (a task, procedure etc); to organize (an event)HSK 2饱bǎoto eat till fullHSK 2报bàoto report; to inform; to announceHSK 2背bèito carry on one's backHSK 2笔bǐwriting brush; writing implement (pen, pencil etc)HSK 2必bìcertainlyHSK 2

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