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serve right

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

huo2gai1 huógāi

Meaning


Primary

serve right

Alternatives

served right, serve sb right, get what's deserved

Mnemonic


When someone is 活該 served right, they get to 活 live through what they 該 should live through as a result of their previous actions.

Usage


活該, 誰 叫 你 不 聽 我 的 話。

Serves you right, you should've listened to what I said.

這 家伙 落 得 如此 下場, 活該。

That fellow ended up like this, serves him right.