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gāi
⾔Radical 149 · 8 strokes

should

HSK 2 (3.0)9 meanings#216
MEANING9 meanings

MEANING

  1. 壹动verb

    should

    中表示必须、应该、有义务这样做biǎoshì bìxū、yīnggāi、yǒu yìwù zhèyàng zuò

    • 。

      We should go now.

    • ,。

      You should drink more water and fewer sugary drinks.

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    • 。

      It's time for me to go to sleep.

    • 。

      It's time for me to go to sleep.

    • ,。

      You're sick, you should get some rest.

    • 。。

      I've become a third wheel here. I should get going.

    • 。

      You should have come a little earlier.

  2. 貳动verb

    ought to

    中应该;需要;值得yīnggāi;xūyào;zhíde

    • 。

      You should rest more.

    • ,。

      You lied yesterday, so you should apologize to everyone.

  3. 參代pronoun

    that

    中指前面提到或现在说的人或事物zhǐ qiánmiàn tíjù huò xiànzài shuō de rén huò shìwù

    • 。

      That company has been established for ten years.

  4. 肆代pronoun

    the above-mentioned

    中前面已经说过的;指上文提到的人或事物qiánmiàn yǐjīng shuōguo de; zhǐ shàngwén tídào de rén huò shìwù

    • 。

      This issue is very important.

    • 。

      The company was officially established last month.

  5. 伍动verb

    must be

    中应当;需要;必须yīngdāng;xūyào;bìxū

    • 。

      You should go now.

    • ,。

      It's getting late, you should head home.

  6. 陸动verb

    to deserve

    中应该;值得;配得上yīnggāi; zhídeqǐ; pèideqǐshàng

    • 。

      He deserves to win first place.

    • ,。

      He's been late so many times, he deserves to be punished.

  7. 柒动verb

    to be sb's turn to do sth

    中轮到某人做某事;应该做lúndào mǒurén zuò mǒushì;yīnggāi zuò

    • 。

      Now it's your turn.

    • ,。

      Everyone has been taking turns speaking, and now it's her turn.

  8. 捌副adverb

    probably

    中很可能;也许hěn kěnéng;yě xǔ

    • 。

      He is probably a student.

    • 。

      She must be his older sister.

  9. 玖动verb

    to owe

    中欠别人的钱或东西qiàn biérén de qián huò dōngxi

    • 。

      You owe me money.

    • 。

      He still owes me fifty yuan and hasn't paid me back.

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