该

The character "该" has 8 strokes. "该" is one of the 3500 commonly used characters. The character "该" has 1 pronunciations, . The pronunciations of "该" are "gāi" . View the stroke order of "该">>

The basic meaning of the Chinese character "该"

v.: should; can; ought to; must; be one's turn, duty, or chance; serve sb right; deserve; will; may; should/could/might have done/been; ought to have done/been; owe; be in debt

pron.: this; that; the above-mentioned; the said

• should : modal应当；应该；可能；该；竟然会；可以；会；倒；可；竟会
• can : modal v.能；会；被允许；可以；有可能；有机会；能够；可能
• ought to : 应当, 应该
• must : modal v.必须；一定；想必；非要；一定要
• deserve : v.应得；应受
• will : modal v.将；总是；终究；愿意；能；经常；惯于；可能；大概；希望
• may : modal v.可能；也许；会；可以；祝；愿
• owe : v.欠；欠… 东西；应该给予；应把…归功于；因…而感激
• this : pron.这；这个；这件事；这事；这人
• that : pron.那；那个；那种；就那样
• the above-mentioned : 上述；上述的
• the said : 上述；所说；表示

Form words with "该"

该挨打 deserve a good beating

控制该地区 take control of the area

守卫该地区 guard the area

主持该组织的工作 head up the organization

处理该问题愚蠢的办法 simple-minded approach to the problem

Example phrases using "该"

• 该计划的可取之处是相当明显的。

  The merits of the plan are quite obvious.

• 该公司赔累太多，不能正常运转。

  The company is deep in debt and cannot operate as usual.

• 别站在那儿愣神儿，该吃晚饭了。

  Don’t just stand there staring! Supper is ready.

• 该文刊载于该杂志9月份那期上。

  The article appeared in the September issue of the magazine.

• 他们设法探问他对该问题的态度。

  They tried to sound out his opinion on the matter. / They tried to sound him out on the matter.

• 到该交论文的时候，他慌了手脚。

  He became panicky when his paper was due.

• 警察监听了该嫌疑犯的所有电话。

  The police monitored all of the suspect’s phone calls.

• 该企业去年为国家创税一百多万。

  The business paid over one million yuan in taxes last year.

• 他已工作了一年，该给他定级了。

  He has worked for a year and it’s time to fix his grade.

• 该出版社出版各种不同开本的书。

  The publishing house produces books in all kinds of formalities.