gāi

should; ought to; probably

pronoun HSK 3.0 · Band 6 trad. 該

Watch it being written

Every character draws itself, stroke by stroke. Then grab the brush: trace it yourself and hear the word when you finish.

Build with these blocks

Chinese words snap together like bricks. Every word below shares a character with this one, so you are already halfway to knowing it.

See it in sentences

你该走了。

You should go.

该吃饭了。

It is time to eat.