不该 - Mandarin word #779

不该

bùgāi

Traditional: 不該

HSK 3

#779 of 5,000 Core 1000

Translation

should not, ought not to

Stroke order

不

该

。

You should not say that.

迟chí。

I should not have been late.

。

He should not give up.

。

You should not have spoken to her like that.

。

I should not have trusted him.

不该 (bù gāi) means should not, ought not to. It is used as a verb in everyday Mandarin speech.

不必

need not, not necessary

不要

do not (imperative negation)

该

should, ought to

应该

should, ought to (traditional)

Track this word in your spaced-repetition queue and be tested on it at the right interval.

This word is part of lesson 16.