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该 (gāi) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 3

该 (gāi) is a Chinese word: should. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 该

动 dòng verb

should

你该睡觉了。

nǐ gāi shuì jiào le

You should go to sleep now.

代 dài pronoun

that

该公司成立于1990年。

gāi gōng sī chéng lì yú yī jiǔ jiǔ líng nián

The said company was established in 1990.

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Word breakdown

该 gāi — should

Structure & writing
1 该 gāi — should; ought to

该 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

1.1 讠 yán — speech/language radical
讠 is a component in 75 characters
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