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可
kě
may, can, -able; possibly
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HSK 2
5 strokes
Very Common (1%)
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⿻丁口
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Words Using 可 (371)
Character
Pinyin
Definition
HSK
可以
↗
kěyǐ
can / may / possible / able to / not bad / pretty good
2
kěyǐ
可以
↗
HSK 2
can / may / possible / able to / not bad / pretty good
可能
↗
kěnéng
might (happen) / possible / probable / possibility / probability / maybe / perhaps / CL:[[個|个<gè>]]
2
kěnéng
可能
↗
HSK 2
might (happen) / possible / probable / possibility / probability / maybe / perhaps / CL:[[個|个<gè>]]
可爱
↗
kěài
adorable / cute / lovely
3
kěài
可爱
↗
HSK 3
adorable / cute / lovely
可是
↗
kěshì
but / however / (used for emphasis) indeed
4
kěshì
可是
↗
HSK 4
but / however / (used for emphasis) indeed
可惜
↗
kěxī
it is a pity / what a pity / unfortunately
4
kěxī
可惜
↗
HSK 4
it is a pity / what a pity / unfortunately
可怜
↗
kělián
pitiful / pathetic / to have pity on
4
kělián
可怜
↗
HSK 4
pitiful / pathetic / to have pity on
可怕
↗
kěpà
awful / dreadful / fearful / formidable / frightful / scary / hideous / horrible / terrible / terribly
5
kěpà
可怕
↗
HSK 5
awful / dreadful / fearful / formidable / frightful / scary / hideous / horrible / terrible / terribly
可靠
↗
kěkào
reliable
5
kěkào
可靠
↗
HSK 5
reliable
可见
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kějiàn
it can clearly be seen (that this is the case) / it is (thus) clear / clear / visible
5
kějiàn
可见
↗
HSK 5
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
5
nìngkě
宁可
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HSK 5
preferably / one would prefer to...(or not to...) / would rather / (would) be better to / (to pick) the lesser of two evils