该 (gāi): Should — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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Readings & Meanings

该has 2 distinct senses for the same pronunciation

gāigai

verb (动)

should, ought toHSK 3.0 L3

pronoun (代)

the said, the aforementioned, thatHSK 3.0 L6

Stroke Order Diagrams 该

Character Breakdown

Left-Right

该=讠speech+亥twelfth earthly branch

Words (讠) that should (亥) be said — ought to or necessary in speech.

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HSK Vocabulary: 该

HSK words that contain this character.

应该

yīng gāi

should

HSK 3

活该

huó gāi

deservedly

HSK 6

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 该 is used in context

tā他

chí迟

dào到

bèi被

pī批

píng评

，

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He was criticized for being late, serves him right.

nǐ你

yīng应

gāi该

zǎo早

diǎn点

xiū休

xi息

。

You should rest earlier.

nǐ你

gāi该

qù去

shuì睡

jiào觉

le了

。

You should go to sleep.

zhè这

shì是

nǐ你

gāi该

dāng当

de的

zé责

rèn任

。

This is the responsibility you should bear.

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