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可以
kěyǐ
1.
can
2.
may
3.
possible
4.
able to
5.
not bad
6.
pretty good
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Character Breakdown
Compound Words (5)
不可以
bùkěyǐ
may not
夏虫不可以语冰
xiàchóngbùkěyǐyǔbīng
A summer insect (which does not live to see winter) cannot talk about ice
他山之石可以攻玉
tāshānzhīshíkěyǐgōngyù
lit. the other mountain's stone can polish jade (idiom); to improve oneself by accepting criticism from outside
可以意会，不可言传
kěyǐyìhuì,bùkěyánchuán
can be understood, but not described (idiom, from Zhuangzi [[莊子|庄子]]); mysterious and subtle
星星之火，可以燎原
xīngxingzhīhuǒ,kěyǐliáoyuán
a single spark can start a huge blaze (idiom); an insignificant cause can have a massive effect
Example Sentences (10)
王老师，我可以再问您一个问题吗？
Wáng lǎoshī, wǒ kěyǐ zài wèn nín yí gè wèntí ma?
Teacher Wang, may I ask you one more question?
Text 1
面试的时候，经理对我印象不错，还通知我明天就可以上班了。
Miànshì de shíhou, jīnglǐ duì wǒ yìnxiàng búcuò, hái tōngzhī wǒ míngtiān jiù kěyǐ shàngbān le.
During the interview, the manager had a good impression of me and also told me I could start work tomorrow.
Text 4
每个人都需要朋友，朋友可以丰富我们的生活。
Měi gè rén dōu xū yào péngyou, péngyou kě yǐ fēng fù wǒ men de shēng huó.
Everyone needs friends, and friends can enrich our lives.
Text 4
现在的大学生一遇到不明白的问题，可以马上在网上查找答案，几秒钟就把问题解决了，这比我们上学的时候方便多了。
Xiànzài de dàxuéshēng yí yùdào bù míngbái de wèntí, kěyǐ mǎshàng zài wǎngshàng cházhǎo dá'àn, jǐ miǎozhōng jiù bǎ wèntí jiějué le, zhè bǐ wǒmen shàngxué de shíhòu fāngbiàn duō le.
Nowadays, college students can immediately look up answers online when they encounter a question they don't understand and solve it in a few seconds. This is much more convenient than when we were in school.
Text 2
人们常说“一分钱一分货”，意思是东西的质量和价格有很大的关系，也可以说“便宜没好货，好货不便宜”，一般情况下，你花的钱越多，买的东西也就越好。
Rénmen cháng shuō "yì fēn qián yì fēn huò", yìsi shì dōngxi de zhìliàng hé jiàgé yǒu hěn dà de guānxi, yě kěyǐ shuō "piányi méi hǎo huò, hǎo huò bù piányi", yìbān qíngkuàng xià, nǐ huā de qián yuè duō, mǎi de dōngxi yě jiù yuè hǎo.
People often say "you get what you pay for", meaning that the quality of something is closely related to its price. You can also say "cheap isn't good; good isn't cheap". In general, the more money you spend, the better the things you buy.
Text 5
周经理，下个星期我可以请几天假吗？
Zhōu jīnglǐ, xià gè xīngqī wǒ kěyǐ qǐng jǐ tiān jià ma?
Manager Zhou, can I take a few days off next week?
Text 1
人的一生可以什么也没有，但不能没有朋友，而且必须要有自己真正的朋友。
Rén de yīshēng kěyǐ shénme yě méiyǒu,dàn bùnéng méiyǒu péngyou,érqiě bìxū yào yǒu zìjǐ zhēnzhèng de péngyou.
In life, a person can have nothing, but cannot be without friends, and must have their own true friends.
Text 5
看一个人怎么说话，往往可以比较准确地判断出他是一个什么样的人。
Kàn yí gè rén zěnme shuōhuà, wǎngwǎng kěyǐ bǐjiào zhǔnquè de pànduàn chū tā shì yí gè shénme yàng de rén.
From how a person speaks, you can often judge quite accurately what kind of person he is.
Text 4
还可以，他们问的问题都挺容易的，就是我有点儿紧张。
Hái kěyǐ, tāmen wèn de wèntí dōu tǐng róngyì de, jiùshì wǒ yǒudiǎnr jǐnzhāng.
It was okay. The questions they asked were pretty easy. I was just a little nervous.
Text 1
实际上，我们只需注意一下身边的小事就可以。
Shíjìshàng, wǒmen zhǐxū zhùyì yíxià shēnbiān de xiǎoshì jiù kěyǐ.
In fact, we only need to pay a little attention to the small things around us.
Text 5
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