Meaning of 活该
活该 means serves you/him/her right; you/they deserve it; predestined; fated to be; ought to. Pronounced huó gāi. HSK 7-9.
- serves you/him/her right; you/they deserve it
- predestined; fated to be; ought to
Definitions & Examples
Shéi谁
ràng让
tā他
bù不
tīng听
quàn劝
，
huó活
gāi该
shuāi摔
jiāo跤
。
He didn't listen to advice, so he deserves to fall.
Tā他
kǎo考
shì试
zuò作
bì弊
bèi被
zhuā抓
，
huó活
gāi该
bèi被
chǔ处
fèn分
。
He cheated on the exam and got caught; he deserves to be punished.
Jiào叫
tā他
bié别
chī吃
nà那
me么
duō多
，
xiàn现
zài在
wèi胃
téng疼
le了
ba吧
，
huó活
gāi该
！
I told him not to eat so much, and now he has a stomachache. Serves him right!
Huó活
gāi该
rú如
cǐ此
，
shéi谁
ràng让
tā他
nà那
me么
zì自
sī私
。
It serves him right for being so selfish.