该

gāi · gai

Traditional 該

Meaning

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  1. should
  2. ought to
  3. probably
  4. must be
  5. to deserve
  6. to owe
  7. to be sb's turn to do sth
  8. that
  9. the above-mentioned

In a sentence

2 examples
01

你(nǐ)该(gāi)结(jié)束(shù)这(zhè)种(zhǒng)愚(yú)蠢(chǔn)的(de)行(xíng)为(wéi)了(le)。

You must put an end to this foolish behavior.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by Zifre · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

时(shí)间(jiān)不(bù)早(zǎo)了(le),我(wǒ)们(men)该(gāi)回(huí)家(jiā)了(le)。

It's getting late; we should go home.

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