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该 in Context

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The Character You Just Learned is Also a Common Word!

Usage 1 - "should, deserve, ought to": 

Sentence:

晴天的话,周末孩子们该去外面走走。 

English:

If it's sunny on the weekend the kids should go outside for a walk.

Top-Down Words:

晴 qíng - clear; fine (as of weather) 


Sentence

我该吃羊肉吗?

English:

Should I eat lamb?

Top-Down Words:

羊肉 yángròu - mutton; lamb


 *Sentence

因为他们是外国人,也自己学过汉语,所以他们比中国老师更知道我们该学什么,该怎么学。

English:

Because they are foreigners and they've learned Chinese so they understand better than a native Chinese teacher what and how we should learn.

Top-Down Words:

更 gèng - more
知道 zhīdào - to know
老师 lǎoshī - teacher
所以 suóyǐ - so, as a result
怎么 zěnme - how



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