Word: 该 (gāi)

我不知道该说什么来安慰你。

Wǒ bù zhīdào gāi shuō shénme lái ānwèi nǐ.

I don't know what to say to make you feel better.

我不知道该选谁。

Wǒ bù zhīdào gāi xuǎn shéi.

I don't know who to choose.

我不确定该前进还是后退。

Wǒ bú quèdìng gāi qiánjìn háishi hòutuì.

I was uncertain whether to advance or to retreat.

我不认为你该改变。

Wǒ bú rènwéi nǐ gāi gǎibiàn.

I don't think you need to change.

我之后该怎么做？

Wǒ zhīhòu gāi zěnme zuò?

What should I do later?

我们每天至少该睡八小时。

Wǒmen měitiān zhìshǎo gāi shuì bā xiǎoshí.

We must sleep at least eight hours a day.

我们该吃午饭了吧？

Wǒmen gāi chī wǔfàn le ba?

Should we have some lunch?

我们该怎么从这里出去。

Wǒmen gāi zěnme cóng zhèlǐ chūqù.

How do we get out of here?

我们该报警。

Wǒmen gāi bàojǐng.

We should call the police.

我们该步行吗？

Wǒmen gāi bùxíng ma?

Shall we walk?

我们该走了。

Wǒmen gāi zǒule.

We need to get going.

我们须做该做的事。

Wǒmen xū zuò gāi zuò de shì.

We need to do what's necessary.

我再也不知道该信什么了。

Wǒ zàiyě bù zhīdào gāi xìn shénme le.

I don't know what to believe anymore.

我就觉得我该再检查一遍。

Wǒ jiù juéde wǒ gāi zài jiǎnchá yíbiàn.

I just thought I should double check.

我才想起来我之前该买个面包。

Wǒ cái xiǎng qilai wǒ zhīqián gāi mǎi gè miànbāo.

I just remembered that I was supposed to buy a loaf of bread.

我有个东西您该看看。

Wǒ yǒu gè dōngxi nín gāi kànkan.

I've got something you've got to see.

我没发现任何我该道歉的理由。

Wǒ méi fāxiàn rènhé wǒ gāi dàoqiàn de lǐyóu.

I don't see any reason why I have to apologize.

我现在该怎么做呢？

Wǒ xiànzài gāi zěnme zuò ne?

What am I to do next?

我的意见是，你该再次参加测试。

Wǒ de yìjiàn shì, nǐ gāi zàicì cānjiā cèshì.

In my view you should try the exam again.

我的身份证过期了，我该怎么办？

Wǒ de shēnfènzhèng guòqī le, wǒ gāi zěnmebàn?

My ID card has expired, what should I do?

我看你该做这交易。

Wǒ kàn nǐ gāi zuò zhè jiāoyì.

I think you should make the deal.

我看我们该试试。

Wǒ kàn wǒmen gāi shì shì.

I think we should try it.

我看我现在该走了。

Wǒ kàn wǒ xiànzài gāi zǒule.

I think I'm going to go now.

我真的认为我们该做。

Wǒ zhēnde rènwéi wǒmen gāi zuò.

I really think we should do this.

我真的该走了。

Wǒ zhēnde gāi zǒule.

I really should be going.

我真该睡一觉了。

Wǒ zhēn gāi shuì yí jiàole.

I should really get some sleep.

我知道该走了，但我想留久一点。

Wǒ zhīdào gāi zǒule, dàn wǒ xiǎng liú jiǔ yìdiǎn.

I know it's time to go, but I want to stay longer.

我觉得你是时候该懂事了。

Wǒ juéde nǐ shì shíhou gāi dǒngshìle.

I think it's time for you to grow up.

我认为你该在今天回家前做。

Wǒ rènwéi nǐ gāi zài jīntiān huíjiā qián zuò.

I think you should do that before you go home today.

我认为我们该换个题目。

Wǒ rènwéi wǒmen gāi huàn gè tímù.

I think we should change the topic.

我认为我该马上去工作。

Wǒ rènwéi wǒ gāi mǎshàng qù gōngzuò.

I think I should get right to work.

我认为辩论该继续进行。

Wǒ rènwéi biànlùn gāi jìxù jìnxíng.

I believe that the debate should be carried on.

我该上大学吗？

Wǒ gāi shàng dàxué ma?

Should I go to college?

我该买多少蜂蜜？

Wǒ gāi mǎi duōshǎo fēngmì?

How much honey should I buy?

我该做什么？

Wǒ gāi zuò shénme?

What should I do?

我该去上学。

Wǒ gāi qù shàngxué.

I was supposed to go to school.

我该去睡觉了。

Wǒ gāi qù shuìjiàole.

I have to go to sleep.

我该回家了。

Wǒ gāi huíjiā le.

I have to go home.

我该在哪儿付煤气费？

Wǒ gāi zài nǎr fù méiqì fèi?

Where do I pay for the gas?

我该在哪儿等您？

Wǒ gāi zài nǎr děng nín?

Where shall I wait for you?

我该带些什么？

Wǒ gāi dài xiē shénme?

What should I bring?

我该帮你吗？

Wǒ gāi bāng nǐ ma?

Should I help you?

我该开始了。

Wǒ gāi kāishǐle.

I should start.

我该待在床上吗？

Wǒ gāi dài zài chuáng shàng ma?

Must I stay in bed?

我该怎么做才能让你更注意我？

Wǒ gāi zěnme zuò cái néng ràng nǐ gèng zhùyì wǒ?

What have I got to do so that you'll pay attention to me?

我该怎么办？

Wǒ gāi zěnmebàn?

What should I do?

我该怎么去唐人街？

Wǒ gāi zěnme qù Tángrén Jiē?

How do I get to Chinatown?

我该改一下我的计划。

Wǒ gāi gǎi yíxià wǒ de jìhuà.

I had to change my plans.

我该说，他的行为是典范。

Wǒ gāi shuō, tā de xíngwéi shì diǎnfàn.

I must say, his behaviour is exemplary.

我该走这条路，还是那条路？

Wǒ gāi zǒu zhè tiáo lù, háishi nà tiáo lù?

Should I go this way, or that way?

我该通知谁？

Wǒ gāi tōngzhī shéi?

Whom should I inform?

我这就该做。

Wǒ zhè jiù gāi zuò.

I'd better do it right now.

按常理说，他早就该到家了。

Àn chánglǐ shuō, tā zǎojiù gāi dào jiā le.

By common sense, he should have gotten home long ago.

按理，春天来了花就该开了。

Ànlǐ, chūntiān láile huā jiù gāi kāile.

In the ordinary course of events, flowers should bloom once spring arrives.

按说他早就该到家了。

Ànshuō tā zǎojiù gāi dào jiā le.

By rights, he should have gotten home long ago.

是你该放弃你幼稚手段的时候了。

Shì nǐ gāi fàngqì nǐ yòuzhì shǒuduàn de shíhou le.

It is time you left off your childish ways.

是该离开的时候了。

Shì gāi líkāi de shíhou le.

It's time to go.

有什么事是我该做的吗？

Yǒu shénme shì shì wǒ gāi zuò de ma?

Is there anything I must do?

朋友之间就该两肋插刀。

Péngyou zhījiān jiù gāi liǎnglèichādāo.

Friends should be ready to sacrifice for each other.

每个人都该会讲他的母语。

Měige rén dōu gāi huì jiǎng tā de mǔyǔ.

Every person should be able to speak their mother tongue.

每个人都该走。

Měige rén dōu gāi zǒu.

Everyone should go.

洗碗的海绵该换了。

Xǐwǎn de hǎimián gāi huàn le.

The sponge for washing dishes needs replacing.

火车该在中午到。

Huǒchē gāi zài zhōngwǔ dào.

The train is due to arrive at noon.

现在是不是该开会了？

Xiànzài shìbúshì gāi kāihuìle?

Shall we start the meeting now?

现在是六点三刻，我该回家了。

Xiànzài shì liù diǎn sān kè, wǒ gāi huíjiā le.

It's a quarter to seven, so I should go home.

现在该你了。

Xiànzài gāi nǐ le.

It's now your turn.

瞎子挤到三岔口,不知该走哪条路

xiāzi jǐ dào Sānchàkǒu,bùzhī gāi zǒu nǎ tiáo lù

a blind man pushing into a three-way junction: not knowing which road to take

空白处该填充什么？

Kòngbái chù gāi tiánchōng shénme?

What should go in the blank space?

网上的言论自由该怎么保证呢？

Wǎngshàng de yánlùnzìyóu gāi zěnme bǎozhèng ne?

How should freedom of speech online be guaranteed?

老公性无能，我该怎么办？

Lǎogōng xìng wúnéng, wǒ gāi zěnmebàn?

What should I do if my husband is impotent?

至于该文件，我在保管。

Zhìyú gāi wénjiàn, wǒ zài bǎoguǎn.

As for the papers, I have custody of them.

要是雨停了该多好！

Yàoshi yǔ tíngle gāi duō hǎo!

If only the rain would stop.

该事件播下了战争的种子。

Gāi shìjiàn bō xià le zhànzhēng de zhǒngzi.

The incident sowed the seeds of the war.

该做体操了！

Gāi zuò tǐcāo le!

We're supposed to do gymnastics now!

该党在议会中占了三十席。

Gāi dǎng zài yìhuì zhōng zhànle sānshí xí.

The party holds thirty seats in the parliament.

该国盛产石油。

Gāi guó shèngchǎn shíyóu.

That country abounds in oil.

该怎么办呢？

Gāi zěnmebàn ne?

So what do we do now?

该急不急，易失战机；该缓不缓，难以精算

gāi jí bù jí, yì shī zhànjī; gāi huǎn bù huǎn, nányǐ jīngsuàn

if you don't hurry when you should, you easily lose the chance; if you don't slow down when you should, you can't calculate carefully

该政策在两种意见之间摇摆。

Gāi zhèngcè zài liǎng zhǒng yìjiàn zhījiān yáobǎi.

The policy fluctuated between two opinions.

该有人告诉她真实情况。

Gāi yǒurén gàosu tā zhēnshí qíngkuàng.

She deserves to know the truth.

该游戏尚未移植到电脑上。

Gāi yóuxì shàngwèi yízhí dào diànnǎo shàng.

The game hasn't been ported to PC.

该由你来决定我们去不去那儿。

Gāi yóu nǐ lái juédìng wǒmen qù bú qù nàr.

It is up to you to decide whether we will go there or not.

该病人正逐步康复。

Gāi bìngrén zhèng zhúbù kāngfù.

The patient is steadily recovering.

该计划是一个大成功。

Gāi jìhuà shì yí gè dà chénggōng.

The project was a great success.

该项目正在进行中。

Gāi xiàngmù zhèngzài jìnxíng zhōng.

The project is ongoing.

请告诉我下一步该做什么。

Qǐng gàosu wǒ xià yíbù gāi zuò shénme.

Please show me what to do next.

请告诉我什么时候该走。

Qǐng gàosu wǒ shénme shíhou gāi zǒu.

Please tell me when to go.

请告诉我该怎么做。

Qǐng gàosu wǒ gāi zěnme zuò.

Please advise me what to do.

请让我看看下一步该做什么。

Qǐng ràng wǒ kànkan xià yíbù gāi zuò shénme.

Please show me what to do next.

请问公车站该怎么去？

Qǐngwèn gōng chēzhàn gāi zěnme qù?

Could you show me the way to the bus stop?

请问我该怎么去那里？

Qǐngwèn wǒ gāi zěnme qù nàli?

Could you tell me how to get there?

谁该为这次事故负责？

Shéi gāi wèi zhècì shìgù fùzé?

Who is to blame for the accident?

这个旧规定早该枪毙了，你说呢？

Zhège jiù guīdìng zǎo gāi qiāngbìle, nǐ shuō ne?

This old rule should have been scrapped long ago, don't you think?

这个旧规矩早就该废弃了。

Zhège jiù guīju zǎojiù gāi fèiqìle.

This old custom should have been abandoned long ago.

这些旧家具该安置在哪里呢？

Zhèxiē jiù jiājù gāi ānzhì zài nǎlǐ ne?

Where should we put all this old furniture?

这件衬衫该怎么搭配裤子？

Zhè jiàn chènshān gāi zěnme dāpèi kùzi?

How should I match trousers with this shirt?

这几个字该怎么解释？

Zhè jǐ ge zì gāi zěnme jiěshì?

How would you explain these words?

这台电脑太陈旧，该换了。

Zhè tái diànnǎo tài chénjiù, gāi huàn le.

This computer is too obsolete and should be replaced.

这就是你拿薪水该做的事。

Zhè jiùshì nǐ ná xīnshuǐ gāi zuò de shì.

This is what you're paid to do.

这张渔网太旧了，该换新的了。

Zhè zhāng yúwǎng tài jiùle, gāi huàn xīn de le.

This fishing net is too old and should be replaced.