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活该 huógāi

活该 huógāi Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 4 English Translations of the word 活该 huógāi .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
huógāi | huo2 gai1
English translation
(coll.) serve sb right
deservedly
ought
should

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Traditional form

活該

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí
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Etymology of 活该 huógāi

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huó

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. shuǐ represents the meaning and shé represents the sound.

Phonetic compound

shé

Semantic compound

shuǐ

Positional decomposition

氵舌

Number of Strokes

9
gāi

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Simplified form of gāi . Phonosemantic compound. yán represents the meaning and hài represents the sound.

Phonetic compound

hài

Semantic compound

yán

Positional decomposition

讠亥

Number of Strokes

8

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Example sentences using 活该 huógāi

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他们 tā men 那点 Qián ,只能 zhǐ néng 这样 zhè yàng de 屋子 wūzi ;,危险 wēixiǎn , dōu 活该 huógāi !

What did the tenants expect if they could only afford to rent such wretched hovels?

" 杰斯遭人 hèn shì 活该 huógāi ya -- zài 这块地方 dìfāng , zài Bié xiǎng 有人 yǒu rén yǐn 布道 bù dào le .

" Well , Burgess deserves it -- he will never get another congregation here.

zhè 孩子 háizi 活该 huógāi āi biān .

The boy richly deserves whipping.

别说活该 huógāi 不然 bùrán ràng 尝尝 de 拳头 quántou

Don't say it serves me right or I'll thump you.

活该 huógāi Decomposition

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活该 huógāi Compounds

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