deservedly (v.)
HSK 6
Traditional
活該
Radicals
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Examples
他因为做了不该做的事情，所以活该受到惩罚。 tā yīnwèi zuòle bù gāi zuò de shìqíng, suǒyǐ huógāi shòudào chéngfá - He deserved to be punished because he did something he shouldn't have done.
他一直忽视自己的健康，结果生病了，真是活该。 tā yīzhí hūshì zìjǐ de jiànkāng, jiéguǒ shēngbìngle, zhēnshì huógāi - He has always neglected his health and as a result, got sick. He deserves it.
你不好好学习，考试不及格也活该。 nǐ bù hǎohǎo xuéxí, kǎoshì bù jígé yě huógāi - You didn't study hard, so it's no wonder you failed the exam.
她一直抱怨别人，现在遇到麻烦也是活该的。 tā yīzhí bàoyuàn biérén, xiànzài yùdào máfan yěshì huógāi de - She has always complained about others, so it's her own fault when she encounters trouble.
如果你不好好备考，考试没通过就是活该。 rúguǒ nǐ bù hǎohǎo bèikǎo, kǎoshì méi tōngguò jiùshì huógāi - If you don't study hard for the exam, it's your own fault if you fail.
Characters
该 gāi - should, to be somebody's turn to do something |
活 huó - vivid; movable; exactly; work, job, product |