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可
kě
may, can, -able; possibly
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丁 (vigorous) provides meaning, 口 provides pronunciation
Words Using 可 (371)
Character
Pinyin
Definition
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可以
kěyǐ
can / may / possible / able to / not bad / pretty good
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可以
kěyǐ
can / may / possible / able to / not bad / pretty good
可能
kěnéng
might (happen) / possible / probable / possibility / probability / maybe / perhaps / CL:[[個|个<gè>]]
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可能
kěnéng
might (happen) / possible / probable / possibility / probability / maybe / perhaps / CL:[[個|个<gè>]]
可爱
kěài
adorable / cute / lovely
3
可爱
kěài
adorable / cute / lovely
可是
kěshì
but / however / (used for emphasis) indeed
4
可是
kěshì
but / however / (used for emphasis) indeed
可惜
kěxī
it is a pity / what a pity / unfortunately
4
可惜
kěxī
it is a pity / what a pity / unfortunately
可怜
kělián
pitiful / pathetic / to have pity on
4
可怜
kělián
pitiful / pathetic / to have pity on
可怕
kěpà
awful / dreadful / fearful / formidable / frightful / scary / hideous / horrible / terrible / terribly
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可怕
kěpà
awful / dreadful / fearful / formidable / frightful / scary / hideous / horrible / terrible / terribly
可靠
kěkào
reliable
5
可靠
kěkào
reliable
可见
kějiàn
it can clearly be seen (that this is the case) / it is (thus) clear / clear / visible
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可见
kějiàn
it can clearly be seen (that this is the case) / it is (thus) clear / clear / visible
宁可
nìngkě
preferably / one would prefer to...(or not to...) / would rather / (would) be better to / (to pick) the lesser of two evils
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宁可
nìngkě
preferably / one would prefer to...(or not to...) / would rather / (would) be better to / (to pick) the lesser of two evils
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