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该

gāi · gai

Traditional 該

HSK 2

Meaning

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  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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Best at ordering takeout

  1. Liangliang

    十二点(shíèrdiǎn)了(le)，该(gāi)吃饭(chīfàn)了(le)。

    It is twelve. Time to eat.

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)还(hái)不(bù)饿(è)，该(gāi)你(nǐ)做饭(zuòfàn)了(le)。

    I am not hungry yet. It is your turn to cook.

  3. Liangliang

    昨天(zuótiān)是(shì)我(wǒ)做(zuò)的(de)，今天(jīntiān)该(gāi)你(nǐ)了(le)。

    I cooked yesterday. Today is your turn.

  4. Dengdeng

    好吧(hǎoba)。该(gāi)做(zuò)什么(shénme)好(hǎo)呢(ne)？

    Fine. What should I cook?

  5. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)该(gāi)做(zuò)你(nǐ)最(zuì)拿手(náshǒu)的(de)菜(cài)。

    You should cook your best dish.

  6. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)最(zuì)拿手(náshǒu)的(de)……就是(jiùshì)点(diǎn)外卖(wàimài)。

    What I am best at... is ordering takeout.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

你(nǐ)该(gāi)结(jié)束(shù)这(zhè)种(zhǒng)愚(yú)蠢(chǔn)的(de)行(xíng)为(wéi)了(le)。

You must put an end to this foolish behavior.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by Zifre · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

时(shí)间(jiān)不(bù)早(zǎo)了(le)，我(wǒ)们(men)该(gāi)回(huí)家(jiā)了(le)。

It's getting late; we should go home.

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