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该

Traditional: 該

gāi

HSK 3.0 · 2

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gāi · goi1 (Jyutping)

  1. should
  2. ought to
  3. probably
  4. must be
  5. to deserve
  6. to owe
  7. to be sb's turn to do sth
  8. that
  9. the above-mentioned

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

该

Meaning
should, ought to, need to
Radical
讠
Strokes
8
Components
⿰讠亥
Cangjie
IVYVO
Four-corner
3078.2

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