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可以

kěyǐ

can; may; to be able to

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Meaning of 可以 in English

kěyǐHSK 1verb, adjectiveSyllabus #102
  1. can; may; to be able to
  2. possible; permissible
  3. not bad; pretty good

Example sentences

  1. 我可以把它放在这儿吗？
    wǒ kě yǐ bǎ tā fàng zài zhè ér ma？
    May I put it here?
    Tatoeba #1438615 by asosan · #1075501 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR
  2. 我们怎样才可以救汤姆？
    wǒ men zěn yàng cái kě yǐ jiù tāng mǔ？
    How can we save Tom?
    Tatoeba #9690034 by iMaple · #1885948 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR
  3. 可以用万事达信用卡吗？
    kě yǐ yòng wàn shì dá xìn yòng kǎ ma？
    Do you take MasterCard?
    Tatoeba #5096471 by mirrorvan · #4795804 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR

Sentence pinyin is generated automatically and may contain errors.

Characters

可 on its own →
kě · (prefix) can; may; able to; -able

HSK words with 可

可能HSK 2可HSK 3可爱HSK 3可是HSK 3可惜HSK 4可见HSK 5可靠HSK 5可怕HSK 5可口HSK 6可怜HSK 6
以 on its own →
yǐ · by means of

HSK words with 以

所以HSK 2以后HSK 3以前HSK 3以上HSK 3以外HSK 3以为HSK 3以下HSK 3以内HSK 4以HSK 5难以HSK 5

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