Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
该
gāi
Description
"该"常常用来表示应该做的事情，比如"你该睡觉了"。
它也可以用在很正式的文章里，意思是"这个"或"那个"。
Meanings
该gāi
should; ought to
时间不早了，你该回家了。
该gāi
the said; this; that (formal)
该公司有很多员工。
该我gāi wǒ
be one's turn
现在该我说话了。
Related words
Notes
- Nuance
该 as "should" is shorter and more colloquial than 应该; both are common.
- Etymology
the formal "this/said" sense is common in official and legal writing.
Links