活該

huó gāi

B1 Level 5 ★ Core word
Stative verb

Definition

  1. (coll.) serve sb right
  2. deservedly
  3. ought
  4. should

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Example

他不努力,考不好也是活該。

He didn't try hard, so failing serves him right.

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Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).