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 | 该1 | | gāi | 动 | | 1 ought to be; should be: | | 按岁数排,该老潘排第一。 By seniority, Old Pan should go first. |
2 be sb. 's turn (or duty) to do sth. ; fall to sb. : | | 该我了。 It's my turn now. | | 你要是听了他的话,就该你倒霉。 You're in for trouble if you've followed his advice. |
3 deserve; merit; serve sb. right: | | 该打 deserve a good beating |
4 must; should; ought to: | | 该罚 should be punished | | 我该走了。 I must be off now. | | 我不该来。 I shouldn't have come. |
5 [no negative form; not to be used alone in answering a question] will probably; most likely; can be reasonably or naturally expected to; ought to; should: | | 该毕业了 due to graduate | | 他该到了。 He ought to be here by now. |
6 [in exclamatory sentences for emphasis]: | | 这些树长大成林时,风景该 (有)多美! When these trees grow into a forest, how beautiful the scenery will be! |
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 | 该2 | | gāi | 动 | | 动 owe (money or debt): | | 该他一份人情 owe him a favour | | 我该他五元钱。 I owe him five yuan. |
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 | 该3 | | gāi | 代 | | 代 〈书〉 this; that; the said; the above-mentioned: | | 该厂 this (or the said) factory |
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