可爱
kě àiㄎㄜˇ ㄞˋ
Sino-Vietnamese: KHẢ ÁI
Traditional: 可愛
HSK 3HSK 3.0 · 3TOCFL 1
Meaning(adjective)
adorable; cute; lovely
Examples
这个孩子真可爱！
zhè ge hái zi zhēn kě ài!
This child is so cute!
她的小狗很可爱。
tā de xiǎo gǒu hěn kě ài.
Her puppy is adorable.
大家都觉得她很可爱。
dà jiā dōu jué de tā hěn kě ài.
Everyone thinks she's lovely.
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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
ÁI · 10 strokes
to love; to be fond of; to like; affection; to be inclined (to do sth); to tend to (happen)
Related words
- 可以 kě yǐ — can; may; possible; able to; not bad; pretty good
- 可能 kě néng — might (happen); possible; probable; possibility; probability; maybe; perhaps
- 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