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该(該) gāi should, ought in Mandarin Chinese
Definition[edit | edit source]
Radical is 讠(言) yán “speech”. The colloquial name for this radical is 言字旁 yánzìpáng “side made up of the character 言.” Phonetic is 亥 hài , which is the last of the twelve earthly branches. Distinguish 该 (該) from 刻 kè.
Examples[edit | edit source]
该 (該) gāi should, ought [AV]
应该 (應該) yīnggāi should [AV]
该你了 (該你了) gāi nĭ le “it’s your turn” [IE]
Video[edit | edit source]
Sources[edit | edit source]
Book: Intermediate Written Chinese by Cornelius C. Kubler
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