Meaning of gāi:
该
should; ought to; must be; to deserve; to owe; to be sb's turn to do sth
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Nǐ gāi zǎodiǎn xiūxi.
你该早点休息。
You should rest early.
Wǒmen gāi zǎodiǎn chūfā, yǐ bìmiǎn jiāotōng yōngdǔ.
我们该早点出发，以避免交通拥堵。
We ought to set off earlier to avoid traffic congestion.
Nǐ gāi zǎodiǎn xiūxi.
你该早点休息。
You should rest earlier.
Wǒmen gāi zǎodiǎn chūfā, yǐ bìmiǎn jiāotōng yōngdǔ.
我们该早点出发，以避免交通拥堵。
We ought to set off earlier to avoid traffic congestion.
Nǐ gāi zǎodiǎn xiūxi.
你该早点休息。
You should rest early.
Xuéshēng gāi ànshí jiāo zuòyè.
学生该按时交作业。
Students ought to turn in homework on time.
Nǐ gāi qù kàn yīshēng le.
你该去看医生了。
You should go see a doctor.
Nǐ gāi zǎodiǎn xiūxi.
你该早点休息。
You should rest early.
Wàimian hěn lěng, nǐ gāi shì dòng huài le ba.
外面很冷，你该是冻坏了吧。
It is very cold outside; you must be freezing.
Tā gāi dédào jiǎnglì.
他该得到奖励。
He deserves to get a reward.
Nǐ gāi zǎodiǎn xiūxi.
你该早点休息。
You should rest early.
Tā zuò cuò shì, gāi shòu pīpíng.
他做错事，该受批评。
He did something wrong and deserves criticism.
Wǒ xiǎng zhīdào wǒ gāi huán duōshǎo zuòyè.
我想知道我该还多少作业。
I want to know how much homework I owe.
Nǐ gāi zǎodiǎn xiūxi.
你该早点休息。
You should rest early.
Wǒ hái gāi tā wǔshí kuài qián.
我还该他五十块钱。
I still owe him fifty yuan.
Xiànzài gāi nǐ shuō le.
现在该你说了。
Now it's your turn to speak.
Nǐ gāi zǎodiǎn xiūxi.
你该早点休息。
You should rest early.
Gāi nǐ fāyán le.
该你发言了。
It is your turn to speak.
probably
Tā gāi yǐjīng dàojiā le.
他该已经到家了。
He has probably already arrived home.
Nǐ gāi zǎodiǎn xiūxi.
你该早点休息。
You should rest early.
Tā zhème wǎn hái méi dào, gāi shì dǔchē le.
他这么晚还没到，该是堵车了。
He still has not arrived so late; he probably got stuck in traffic.
that; the above-mentioned
Gāi shū yǐjīng jiè chūqù le.
该书已经借出去了。
That book has already been borrowed.
Nǐ gāi zǎodiǎn xiūxi.
你该早点休息。
You should rest early.
Gāi gōngsī yǐjīng fābù shēngmíng.
该公司已经发布声明。
That company has already issued a statement.
Gāi wénjiàn xūyào zài míngtiān zhīqián tíjiāo.
该文件需要在明天之前提交。
The above-mentioned document needs to be submitted before tomorrow.
Nǐ gāi zǎodiǎn xiūxi.
你该早点休息。
You should rest early.
Qǐng jiāng gāi wénjiàn jiāo gěi qiántái.
请将该文件交给前台。
Please give the above-mentioned document to the front desk.
