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gāi
HSK 2

English Meaning

should; ought to; probably; must be; to deserve; to owe; to be sb's turn to do sth; that; the above-mentioned

Authentic Cinema Dialogue 3 CURATED EVIDENCE CLIPS
这种人早就该死
HSK 2 00:01
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还是没能护你周全

“failed to keep you safe after all.”

“Scum like him deserved to die long ago!”

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你阿女害死我阿郎

“Your daughter murdered my son!”

《大唐迷雾》 · crisis_and_conflict
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是不是不该 是不是不该 跟那些孩子一起玩
HSK 2 00:02
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💡 INTENT:

“Tell me I'm right to keep our kid away from them.”

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咱们这样家庭的孩子

“For a child from a family like ours,”

“should she really... Should she really play with kids like that?”

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对呀 婉之那个同学胡彤玉 她爸爸不是正县长嘛

“I know, right? Wanzhi's classmate, Hu Tongyu, her father is the County Magistrate.”

《我的山与海》 · family_and_home
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哥不知道该说什么好 但是
HSK 2 00:02
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💡 INTENT:

“I am at a loss for words and deeply indebted to you for helping me out.”

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你现在还能再拿出两万多的

“And you can still come up with another 20,000.”

“I don't know what to say. But”

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谢谢 谢谢兄弟

“thank you. Thanks, brother.”

《除恶》 · daily_life
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