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All HSK 3.0 Level 2 words

该

gāi
HSK 3.0 · Level 2Traditional: 該

In Mandarin Chinese, 该 (gāi) means “should; ought to; to be one's turn”. It is part of the HSK 2 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

Meaning

  1. should
  2. ought to
  3. to be one's turn

Stroke order

Examples

  • 时间不早了,我该回家了。
    Shíjiān bù zǎo le, wǒ gāi huíjiā le.
    It is late, I should go home.

Characters

该
gāi
should; ought to
Words with 该