CHINESE DICTIONARYWORD

该

該

gāiHSK 3

该 (gāi) is an HSK 3 Chinese word with 2 definitions and 4 bilingual examples.

PARTS OF SPEECH2

DEFINITIONS2

EXAMPLES4

01

Definitions & Usage

Meanings and examples

1

verb 动

Englishto be supposed to
- EX
  时间不早了，你该回家了。
  It's getting late. You should go home.
- EX
  明天考试，我该复习了。
  I have an exam tomorrow. I should start reviewing.

2

pronoun 代

English(formal) the aforementioned; such; that; this
- EX
  该旅客因携带违禁物品，在机场被安检人员拦下。
  The passenger was stopped by airport security staff for carrying prohibited items.
- EX
  该项目已经进入了最后的测试阶段，很快就能上线。
  The project has entered its final testing stage and will go live soon.