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gāi
should, ought to, must
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HSK 3
8 strokes
Very Common (3%)
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⿰讠亥
i
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Words Using 该 (15)
Character
Pinyin
Definition
HSK
应该
↗
yīnggāi
ought to / should / must
3
yīnggāi
应该
↗
HSK 3
ought to / should / must
活该
↗
huógāi
(coll.) serve sb right / deservedly / ought / should
6
huógāi
活该
↗
HSK 6
(coll.) serve sb right / deservedly / ought / should
该
↗
gāi
should / ought to / probably / must be / to deserve / to owe / to be sb's turn to do sth / that / the above-mentioned
gāi
该
↗
should / ought to / probably / must be / to deserve / to owe / to be sb's turn to do sth / that / the above-mentioned
该隐
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Gāiyǐn
Cain (name) / Cain (biblical character), a figure of Judeo-Christian-Muslim mythology
Gāiyǐn
该隐
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Cain (name) / Cain (biblical character), a figure of Judeo-Christian-Muslim mythology
该当
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gāidāng
should / to deserve
gāidāng
该当
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should / to deserve
该应
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gāiyīng
should
gāiyīng
该应
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should
撒都该人
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sādūgāirén
Sadducees
sādūgāirén
撒都该人
↗
Sadducees
亚该亚
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Yàgāiyà
Achaia
Yàgāiyà
亚该亚
↗
Achaia
米该亚
↗
Mǐgāiyà
Micah
Mǐgāiyà
米该亚
↗
Micah
该死
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gāisǐ
Damn it! / damned / wretched
gāisǐ
该死
↗
Damn it! / damned / wretched