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Usage note

用来表示建议或推荐,通常用于日常生活中对某事的合理安排。

gāi lái yòng lái bǎo shí huì biàn, tōng cháng yòng yú rì kāi shēn qín zhōng duì mǒu shì de hé lǐ páng guān。

该 is used to express suggestions or recommendations, typically in daily life for reasonable arrangements.

Context note

常用于描述日常生活中应做的事情,如早点睡觉或多喝水。

gāi cháng yòng lái miáo shù rì kāi shēn qín zhōng duì wèi zhe de shì qíng, rú gāi zǎo diǎn shuì jiào huò gāi duō hē shuǐ。

该 is commonly used to describe things that should be done in daily life, such as going to bed early or drinking more water.

5 examples

你应早点回家。
nǐ yīng gāi zǎo diǎn huí jiā。
You should go home earlier.
他应多读书。
tā yīng gāi duō dú shū。
He should read more books.
我们吃早餐了。
wǒ men gāi chī zǎo cān le。
We should have breakfast now.
你应早点睡觉。
nǐ yīng gāi zǎo diǎn shuì jiào。
You should go to bed early.
我们应多锻炼身体。
wǒ men yīng gāi duō duàn liàn shēn tǐ。
We should exercise more to keep fit.

5 mini stories

妈妈说早点睡觉,这样明天才有精神。
mā ma shuō gāi zǎo diǎn shuì jiào, zhè yàng míng tiān cái yǒu jīng shén。
Mom said we should go to bed early so that we can be energetic the next day.
老师告诉我们每天应多喝水。
lǎo shī gào sù wǒ men měi tiān yīng gāi duō hē shuǐ。
The teacher told us we should drink more water every day.
爸爸说早点出门,以免迟到。
bà ba shuō gāi zǎo diǎn chū mén, yǐ miǎn chí dào。
Dad said we should leave early to avoid being late.
我们应多读书,这样可以增长知识。
wǒ men yīng gāi duō dú shū, zhè yàng kě yǐ zēng zhǎng zhī shi。
We should read more books so that we can gain more knowledge.
早点休息了,明天还要上课呢!
gāi zǎo diǎn xiū xi le, míng tiān hái yào shàng kè ne!
It's time to rest early, we have classes tomorrow too!

Mini dialogue

该睡觉了

A
很晚了,你睡觉了。
Hěn wǎn le, nǐ gāi shuìjiào le.
It's very late, you should go to bed.
B
好的,妈妈。我休息了。
Hǎo de, māma. Wǒ gāi xiūxi le.
Okay, Mom. I should rest.

该吃饭了

A
午饭时间到了,我们吃饭了。
Wǔfàn shíjiān dào le, wǒmen gāi chīfàn le.
Lunchtime is here, we should eat.
B
对,我洗手了。
Duì, wǒ gāi xǐshǒu le.
Right, I should wash my hands.

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应该
yīnggāi
ought to

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必须
bìxū
must

A stronger word meaning 'must' or 'have to'.

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