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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 活该

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
活该 huó gāi - (coll.) serve sb right
- deservedly
- ought
- should

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
6 7 6,285 15,729 6,419

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
活 huó- to live
- alive
- living
- work
- workmanship
该 gāi- should
- ought to
- probably
- must be
- to deserve
- to owe
- to be sb's turn to do sth
- that
- the above-mentioned

Other Words Containing 活该

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
活该 6 7 6,285 15,729 6,419