可靠
kě kàoㄎㄜˇ ㄎㄠˋ
Sino-Vietnamese: KHẢ KHÁO
Traditional: 可靠
HSK 5HSK 3.0 · 5TOCFL 3
Meaning(adjective)
reliable
Collocates with 消息, 数据, 质量, 人. Colloquial: 靠得住.
Examples
他做事很可靠。
tā zuò shì hěn kě kào.
He's very reliable.
这个消息可靠吗？
zhè ge xiāo xī kě kào ma?
Is this news reliable?
我们要找一个可靠的供应商。
wǒ men yào zhǎo yí gè kě kào de gōng yìng shāng.
We need to find a reliable supplier.
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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
KHÁO · 15 strokes
to lean against or on; to stand by the side of; to come near to; to depend on; to trust; to fuck (vulgar); traditional military costume drama where the performers wear armor (old)
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
- 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