该, gāi
Meaning: this, that, the said (formal)
HSK 6 word
Example
该公司去年开始在中国卖手机。
Gāi gōngsī qùnián kāishǐ zài Zhōngguó mài shǒujī.
The company began selling phones in China last year.
Also written 该: gāi, “should, ought to” (HSK 3).
More HSK 6 words
- 则zéthen, but, whereas
- 至于zhìyúas for, to go so far as to
- 也好yěhǎomay as well, whether … or …
- 所suǒparticle before a verb, that which
- 回头huítóuto turn one's head, to turn back, later
- 无疑wúyíundoubtedly, beyond doubt
- 本身běnshēnitself, oneself, in itself
- 人家rénjiaother people, someone else, I (playful)
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