可能
kě néngㄎㄜˇ ㄋㄥˊ
Sino-Vietnamese: KHẢ NĂNG
Traditional: 可能
HSK 2HSK 3.0 · 2TOCFL 1
Meaning(verb, noun)
might (happen); possible; probable; possibility; probability; maybe; perhaps
Measure words: 个
Examples
明天可能会下雨。
míng tiān kě néng huì xià yǔ.
It might rain tomorrow.
他可能不来了。
tā kě néng bù lái le.
He probably isn't coming.
这是不可能的事。
zhè shì bù kě néng de shì.
That's impossible.
Easily confused
- 能 — 可能 expresses likelihood; 能 expresses ability or permission.
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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
NĂNG · 10 strokes
surname Neng
Related words
- 可以 kě yǐ — can; may; possible; able to; not bad; pretty good
- 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