活
该

(coll.) serve sb right in Chinese: 活该 (huó gāi)

huó gāi

(coll.) serve sb right

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 活該1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1(coll.) serve sb right
  2. 2deservedly
  3. 3ought
  4. 4should

Stroke order

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活
该

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ㄏㄨㄛˊ

huó

ㄏ/ hㄨ/ uㄛ/ oˊ/ second tone

ㄍㄞ

gāi

ㄍ/ gㄞ/ ai—/ first tone

Simplified & traditional

活该

Simplified

活該

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 你不好好学习，考不好活该。

    nǐ bù hǎo hào xué xí， kǎo bù hǎo huó gāi。

    You didn't study hard, so failing serves you right.

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Related words

该

gāi

should

活

huó

to live

应该

yīng gāi

ought to

活动

huó dòng

to exercise

活泼

huó po

lively

生活

shēng huó

to live

活跃

huó yuè

active

灵活

líng huó

flexible

活力

huó lì

energy

快活

kuài huo

happy

复活

fù huó

to revive

活儿

huó r

work

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