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可能

kěnéng

might (happen)

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Meaning of 可能 in English

kěnéngHSK 2adjective, noun, verbSyllabus #382
  1. might (happen)
  2. possible
  3. probable
  4. possibility
  5. probability
  6. maybe
  7. perhaps

Measure word: 个

Example sentences

  1. 他的故事不可能是真的。
    tā de gù shì bù kě néng shì zhēn de。
    His story can't be true.
    Tatoeba #9963097 by GlossaMatik · #817914 by Cindrogriza · CC BY 2.0 FR
  2. 每个人都可能变成尸体。
    měi gè rén dōu kě néng biàn chéng shī tǐ。
    Every man is a potential corpse.
    Tatoeba #11243446 by klzlueylx · #1331901 by Eldad · CC BY 2.0 FR
  3. 她很有可能会有所成就。
    tā hěn yǒu kě néng huì yǒu suǒ chéng jiù。
    It's likely that she'll succeed.
    Tatoeba #7767678 by jiangche · #903407 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

可以HSK 1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
能 on its own →
néng · to be able to

HSK words with 能

能HSK 1只能HSK 3能否HSK 4能够HSK 4能力HSK 4功能HSK 5技能HSK 5能干HSK 5智能HSK 5本能HSK 6

Level, pinyin and part of speech: HSK Syllabus (CLEC, Nov 2025). Definitions: CC-CEDICT, CC BY-SA 4.0. Sources & licences