该

该 [gāi] 动

1. ■ （应当） should; ought to:

该罚 should be punished;

本来就该如此。 That's just as it should be.

该休息一会儿了。 It's time for having a rest.

他该去吗? --该去。 Ought he to go? -- Yes, he ought.

2. ■ （应当是） be sb.'s turn to do sth.:

该你了。 It's your turn now.

下一个该谁发言? Who's the next speaker?

3. ■ （理应如此） deserve:

你这个调皮孩子真该打。 You really deserve a good beating, you naughty boy.

该， 谁叫他不守纪律。 It serves him right, he shouldn't have broken the rules.

4. ■ （欠） owe:

你该他多少钱? How much do you owe him?

我不该他的情。 I don't owe him by way of gratitude.

副

1. ■ （表示推测、估计） most likely; probably; ought to; should:

你瞧， 这么晚了， 妈妈又该唠叨了! Look! It's late. Mother will grumble again.

他们如果是两点出发的， 现在该到那儿了。 If they had started at two o'clock, they ought to have got there by now.

2. ■ （用在感叹句中加强语气）:

我们的责任该有多重啊! How heavy our responsibilities are!

要是我能跟你一块去， 那该多好哇! How nice it would be if I could go with you!

代

1. ■ （指上文说过的人或事物） this; that; the above-mentioned; the said:

该案 that case;

该校 the above-mentioned school;

这是本地最大的医院，该医院有七百张病床。 This is the biggest hospital in the locality. It has 700 beds.

2. ■ 同 “赅” [gāi]

名

1. ■ （姓氏） a surname:

该元伟 Gai Yuanwei