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可
kě
1.
can
2.
may
3.
able to
4.
to approve
5.
to permit
6.
to suit
7.
(particle used for emphasis) certainly
8.
very
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✏️ 5 strokes
Character Breakdown (Single character)
Compound Words (20)
不可
bùkě
cannot
即可
jíkě
equivalent to [[就可以]]
可不
kěbu
see [[可不是<kěbushì>]]
可人
kěrén
pleasant
可以
kěyǐ
can
可作
kězuò
can be used for
可信
kěxìn
trustworthy
可儿
kěér
a person after one's heart (charming person)
可分
kěfēn
can be divided (into parts)
可加
kějiā
(botany) coca (loanword)
可劲
kějìn
vigorously
可动
kědòng
movable
可取
kěqǔ
desirable
可口
kěkǒu
tasty
可可
kěkě
cocoa (loanword)
可吃
kěchī
edible
可否
kěfǒu
is it possible or not?
可哀
kěāi
miserably
可喜
kěxǐ
making one happy
可叹
kětàn
lamentable
Example Sentences (5)
这么多照片，都是你这次去丽江旅行时照的？那里的自然风景可真美！
Zhème duō zhàopiàn, dōu shì nǐ zhè cì qù lìjiāng lǚxíng shí zhào de? Nàlǐ de zìrán fēngjǐng kě zhēn měi!
So many photos, did you take them all during your trip to Lijiang this time? The natural scenery there is really beautiful!
Text 3
如果购书满500元可免费办会员卡，以后购书可打8折。
Ruguo goushu man 500 yuan ke mianfei ban huiyuanka, yihou goushu ke da 8 zhe.
If you spend 500 yuan on books, you can get a free membership card; future book purchases are 20% off.
Text 4
如果购书满500元可免费办会员卡，以后购书可打8折。
Ruguo goushu man 500 yuan ke mianfei ban huiyuanka, yihou goushu ke da 8 zhe.
If you spend 500 yuan on books, you can get a free membership card; future book purchases are 20% off.
Text 4
总的来说，这套房子他很满意，于是他就记下了房东的手机号码，可回家后打电话，电话总是占线。
Zǒng de láishuō, zhè tào fángzi tā hěn mǎnyì, yúshì tā jiù jìxià le fángdōng de shǒujī hàomǎ, kě huíjiā hòu dǎ diànhuà, diànhuà zǒngshì zhànxiàn.
Overall, he was very satisfied with this apartment, so he wrote down the landlord's cell phone number, but when he called after getting home, the line was always busy.
Text 4
没有啊，下个星期我就要去使馆办签证了，这可怎么办？
Méiyǒu a, xià gè xīngqī wǒ jiùyào qù shǐguǎn bàn qiānzhèng le, zhè kě zěnme bàn?
No, I'm going to the embassy next week to apply for a visa. What should I do?
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Metadata
- Category
- Chinese
- HSK Character Level
- 2
- Character Frequency Rank
- 29
- Word Frequency Rank
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