Meaning of 活该
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
huógāi
- (coll.) serve sb right
- deservedly
- ought
- should
活该 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
我活该。
I deserved that.
如果不用考试，我们的校园生活该有多快乐啊！
If it were not for examinations, how happy our school life would be!
Stroke order for each character
Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.
活 huó · to live · 9 strokes
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该 gāi · should · 8 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 活该.
| 应该 | yīnggāi | ought to; should; must |
| 生活 | shēnghuó | to live; life |
| 活动 | huódòng | to exercise; to move about; to work out; shaky; unsteady; loose (tooth etc) |
| 干活儿 | gànhuór | erhua variant of 幹活|干活[gan4 huo2] |
| 活力 | huólì | energy; vitality |
| 快活 | kuàihuo | happy; cheerful |
| 活泼 | huópō | lively; vivacious |
| 活跃 | huóyuè | active; lively |
| 灵活 | línghuó | flexible; nimble |
| 生活费 | shēnghuófèi | cost of living; living expenses |
| 复活 | fùhuó | to revive; (lit. and fig.) to come back to life |
| 活儿 | huór | work; (lots of) things to do |
Questions about 活该
What does 活该 mean?
活该 (huógāi) means "(coll.) serve sb right; deservedly" and is used as a verb.
How do you write 活该?
活该 is made of 2 characters: 活 (9 strokes), 该 (8 strokes). That is 17 strokes in total.
Is 活该 an HSK word?
Yes. 活该 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 活该 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 活该 is written 活該.