# 活该 (huógāi)

In Mandarin Chinese, 活该 (huógāi) means “(coll.) to serve sb right”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: (coll.) to serve sb right
- Pinyin: huógāi (huo2 gai1)
- Traditional: 活該
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 他不听劝告，失败了也活该。
  Tā bù tīng quàngào, shībài le yě huógāi.
  He never listens to advice; it serves him right that he failed.

## Characters

- [活](https://hanziro.com/word/huo-live/) (huó): to live; alive
- [该](https://hanziro.com/word/gai-should/) (gāi): should; ought to

https://hanziro.com/word/huo-gai-serve-right/

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