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可

kě

(prefix) can; may; able to; -able

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Meaning of 可 in English

kěHSK 3+ HSK 5conjunction, adverbSyllabus #731
  1. (prefix) can; may; able to; -able
  2. (particle used for emphasis) certainly; very
  3. but; however
  4. to approve; to permit
  5. to suit

Example sentences

  1. 汤姆没有什么可隐藏。
    tāng mǔ méi yǒu shén me kě yǐn cáng。
    Tom's got nothing to hide.
    Tatoeba #5911621 by verdastelo9604 · #3286860 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR
  2. 我没什么可依靠的了。
    wǒ méi shén me kě yī kào de le。
    I have nothing to fall back on.
    Tatoeba #332597 by fucongcong · #256403 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR
  3. 可那不是真正的问题所在。
    kě nà bú shì zhēn zhèng de wèn tí suǒ zài。
    But that's not the real problem.
    Tatoeba #10086130 by ColawithIce · #2663284 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR

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HSK words with 可

可以HSK 1可能HSK 2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

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