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may, can, -able; possibly
🔤 Pictophonetic: 丁 (vigorous) provides meaning, 口 provides pronunciation
HSK 2 ✏️ 5 strokes Very Common • Top 1%

Words Using 可 (371)

可以
kěyǐ
HSK 2
can / may / possible / able to / not bad / pretty good
可能
kěnéng
HSK 2
might (happen) / possible / probable / possibility / probability / maybe / perhaps / CL:[[個|个<gè>]]
可爱
kěài
HSK 3
adorable / cute / lovely
可是
kěshì
HSK 4
but / however / (used for emphasis) indeed
可惜
kěxī
HSK 4
it is a pity / what a pity / unfortunately
可怜
kělián
HSK 4
pitiful / pathetic / to have pity on
可怕
kěpà
HSK 5
awful / dreadful / fearful / formidable / frightful / scary / hideous / horrible / terrible / terribly
可靠
kěkào
HSK 5
reliable
可见
kějiàn
HSK 5
it can clearly be seen (that this is the case) / it is (thus) clear / clear / visible
宁可
nìngkě
HSK 5
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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