可以
kě yǐㄎㄜˇ ㄧˇ
Sino-Vietnamese: KHẢ DĨ
Traditional: 可以
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Meaning(verb)
can; may; possible; able to; not bad; pretty good
Ask permission with 可以; the negative is usually 不能 or 不可以.
Examples
我可以进来吗？
wǒ kě yǐ jìn lái ma?
May I come in?
这里可以刷卡。
zhè lǐ kě yǐ shuā kǎ.
You can pay by card here.
他的汉语还可以。
tā de hàn yǔ hái kě yǐ.
His Chinese is not bad.
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Stroke order
KHẢ · 5 strokes
(prefix) can; may; able to; -able; to approve; to permit; to suit; (particle used for emphasis) certainly; very
DĨ · 4 strokes
old variant of 以
Related words
- 可能 kě néng — might (happen); possible; probable; possibility; probability; maybe; perhaps
- 可爱 kě ài — adorable; cute; lovely
- 可是 kě shì — but; however; (used for emphasis) indeed
- 可怜 kě lián — pitiful; pathetic; to have pity on
- 可惜 kě xī — it is a pity; what a pity; unfortunately
- 可怕 kě pà — awful; dreadful; fearful; formidable; frightful; scary; hideous; horrible; terrible; terribly
- 可靠 kě kào — reliable
- 宁可 nìng kě — preferably; one would prefer to...(or not to...); would rather; (would) be better to; (to pick) the lesser of two evils