活该
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
Stroke order
Examples
- 他不听劝告，失败了也活该。He never listens to advice; it serves him right that he failed.