该

gāi

ought to be; should be, be somebody's turn, duty, or lot, (used alone) deserve the punishment; serve somebody right, must; should; ought to, (no negative form; not to be used alone in answering a question) will probably; can be reasonably or naturally expected to, owe (money or debt), used in exclamatory sentences, this; that; the said; the above-mentioned

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be one's turn; deserve; ought to; should

【法】 said

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be one's turn; deserve; ought to; should

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gāi

adj. above mentioned

gāi

adv. most likely

gāi

conj. that

gāi

v. owe, deserve, be one's turn

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gai1

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

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该

gāi

动

（应当） should; ought to:

该罚 should be punished;

本来就该如此。 That's just as it should be.

该休息一会儿了。 It's time for having a rest.

他该去吗? --该去。 Ought he to go? -- Yes, he ought.

（应当是） be sb.'s turn to do sth.:

该你了。 It's your turn now.

下一个该谁发言? Who's the next speaker?

（理应如此） deserve:

你这个调皮孩子真该打。 You really deserve a good beating, you naughty boy.

该， 谁叫他不守纪律。 It serves him right, he shouldn't have broken the rules.

（欠） owe:

你该他多少钱? How much do you owe him?

我不该他的情。 I don't owe him by way of gratitude.

副

（表示推测、估计） most likely; probably; ought to; should:

你瞧， 这么晚了， 妈妈又该唠叨了! Look! It's late. Mother will grumble again.

他们如果是两点出发的， 现在该到那儿了。 If they had started at two o'clock, they ought to have got there by now.

（用在感叹句中加强语气）:

我们的责任该有多重啊! How heavy our responsibilities are!

要是我能跟你一块去， 那该多好哇! How nice it would be if I could go with you!

代

（指上文说过的人或事物） this; that; the above-mentioned; the said:

该案 that case;

该校 the above-mentioned school;

这是本地最大的医院，该医院有七百张病床。 This is the biggest hospital in the locality. It has 700 beds.

同 “赅” (gāi)

名

（姓氏） a surname:

该元伟 Gai Yuanwei

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該|该 [gāi] ► should ► ought to ► probably ► must be ► to deserve ► to owe ► to be sb's turn to do sth ► that ► the above-mentioned