该[gāi]

动

1. ought to be; should be

♦ 按岁数排, ~老潘排第一。 By seniority, first place goes to Lao Pan.

2. be sb.'s turn, duty, or lot

♦ 这回~我了吧？ It's my turn now, isn't it?

♦ 下一个~谁发言？ Who's the next speaker?

3. (used alone) deserve the punishment; serve sb. right

♦ ~! 谁叫他不守纪律。 It serves him right; he shouldn't have broken the rules.

4. must; should; ought to

♦ 我~走了。 I must be off now.

♦ 我不~来。 I shouldn't have come.

5. (no negative form; not to be used alone in answering a question) will probably; can be reasonably or naturally expected to

♦ 他是昨天动的身, 今天~到了。 He started out yesterday, so he ought to get here today.

6. owe (money or debt)

♦ 这钱是~你的。 I owe you this money.

副(used in exclamatory sentences)

♦ 等这些树木都长大成林, 风景~(有)多美! When these trees grow into a forest, how beautiful the scenery will be!

代书 this; that; the said; the above-mentioned

♦ ~厂 this (or the said) factory

♦ ~校 that (or the above-mentioned) school

♦ ~项工作 the job (or work) in question