可取
kě qǔ
Pinyin

Definition

可取
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kě qǔ
  1. acceptable
  2. desirable
  3. worth having

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

可
kě
  1. 1 can
  2. 2 may
  3. 3 able to
  4. 4 to approve
  5. 5 to permit
  6. 6 to suit
  7. 7 (particle used for emphasis) certainly
  8. 8 very
可以
kě yǐ
  1. 1 can
  2. 2 may
  3. 3 possible
  4. 4 able to
  5. 5 not bad
  6. 6 pretty good
可爱
kě ài
  1. 1 adorable
  2. 2 cute
  3. 3 lovely
可是
kě shì
  1. 1 but
  2. 2 however
  3. 3 (used for emphasis) indeed
可能
kě néng
  1. 1 might (happen)
  2. 2 possible
  3. 3 probable
  4. 4 possibility
  5. 5 probability
  6. 6 maybe
  7. 7 perhaps
  8. 8 CL:個|个[gè]
获取
huò qǔ
  1. 1 to gain
  2. 2 to get
  3. 3 to acquire
领取
lǐng qǔ
  1. 1 to receive
  2. 2 to draw
  3. 3 to get
取
qǔ
  1. 1 to take
  2. 2 to get
  3. 3 to choose
  4. 4 to fetch
取代
qǔ dài
  1. 1 to replace
  2. 2 to supersede
  3. 3 to supplant
  4. 4 (chemistry) substitution
取出
qǔ chū
  1. 1 to take out
  2. 2 to extract
  3. 3 to draw out
取得
qǔ dé
  1. 1 to acquire
  2. 2 to get
  3. 3 to obtain
取悦
qǔ yuè
  1. 1 to try to please
取暖
qǔ nuǎn
  1. 1 to warm oneself (by a fire etc)
取消
qǔ xiāo
  1. 1 to cancel
  2. 2 cancellation
可可西里
Kě kě xī lǐ
  1. 1 Hoh Xil or Kekexili, vast nature reserve on Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau 青藏高原[Qīng Zàng gāo yuán]
可否
kě fǒu
  1. 1 is it possible or not?
可怕
kě pà
  1. 1 awful
  2. 2 dreadful
  3. 3 fearful
  4. 4 formidable
  5. 5 frightful
  6. 6 scary
  7. 7 hideous
  8. 8 horrible
  9. 9 terrible
  10. 10 terribly
可耻
kě chǐ
  1. 1 shameful
  2. 2 disgraceful
  3. 3 ignominious
可悲
kě bēi
  1. 1 lamentable
可惜
kě xī
  1. 1 it is a pity
  2. 2 what a pity
  3. 3 unfortunately

Idioms (20)

一蹴可几
yī cù kě jǐ
  1. 1 to succeed at the first try (idiom)
  2. 2 easy as pie
  3. 3 one can do it at once
不可胜言
bù kě shèng yán
  1. 1 inexpressible (idiom)
  2. 2 beyond description
不可同日而语
bù kě tóng rì ér yǔ
  1. 1 lit. mustn't speak of two things on the same day (idiom); not to be mentioned in the same breath
  2. 2 incomparable
不可思议
bù kě sī yì
  1. 1 inconceivable (idiom); unimaginable
  2. 2 unfathomable
不可抗拒
bù kě kàng jù
  1. 1 act of God
  2. 2 force majeure (law)
  3. 3 irresistible (idiom)
不可枚举
bù kě méi jǔ
  1. 1 innumerable (idiom)
不可理喻
bù kě lǐ yù
  1. 1 to be impervious to reason (idiom)
  2. 2 unreasonable
不可端倪
bù kě duān ní
  1. 1 impossible to get even an outline (idiom)
  2. 2 unfathomable
  3. 3 not a clue
不可言喻
bù kě yán yù
  1. 1 inexpressible (idiom)
乏善可陈
fá shàn kě chén
  1. 1 to be nothing to write home about (idiom)
人不可貌相
rén bù kě mào xiàng
  1. 1 you can't judge a person by appearance (idiom)
  2. 2 you can't judge a book by its cover
  3. 3 often in combination 人不可貌相，海水不可斗量[rén bù kě mào xiàng , hǎi shuǐ bù kě dǒu liáng]
人不可貌相，海水不可斗量
rén bù kě mào xiàng , hǎi shuǐ bù kě dǒu liáng
  1. 1 you can't judge a person by appearance, just as you can't measure the sea with a pint pot (idiom)
人言可畏
rén yán kě wèi
  1. 1 gossip is a fearful thing (idiom)
他山之石可以攻玉
tā shān zhī shí kě yǐ gōng yù
  1. 1 lit. the other mountain's stone can polish jade (idiom); to improve oneself by accepting criticism from outside
  2. 2 to borrow talent from abroad to develop the nation effectively
以貌取人
yǐ mào qǔ rén
  1. 1 to judge sb by appearances (idiom)
功不可没
gōng bù kě mò
  1. 1 one's contributions cannot go unnoticed (idiom)
勇气可嘉
yǒng qì kě jiā
  1. 1 to deserve praise for one's courage (idiom)
势不可当
shì bù kě dāng
  1. 1 impossible to resist (idiom); an irresistible force
取长补短
qǔ cháng bǔ duǎn
  1. 1 lit. use others' strengths to make up for one's weak points (idiom from Mencius)
  2. 2 to use this in place of that
  3. 3 what you lose on the swings, you win on the roundabouts
只可意会，不可言传
zhǐ kě yì huì , bù kě yán chuán
  1. 1 can be understood, but not described (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子); mysterious and subtle

Sample Sentences

此事一传开，很多人觉得挺新鲜。考察一番发现，这个创意有三个可取之处。
cǐ shì yī chuánkāi ，hěnduō rén juéde tǐng xīnxiān 。kǎochá yīfān fāxiàn ，zhège chuàngyì yǒu sān ge kěqǔzhīchù 。
As soon as news of the matter spread, many people felt the idea was refreshing . And if we look deeper, this idea has three benefits.
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这样就太得不偿失咯，中医说“养生之诀，当以睡眠为先，睡能还精，睡能养气，睡能健脾益胃，睡能坚骨强筋”，古人的经验之谈还是有可取之处的。
zhèyàng jiù tài débùchángshī lo ，zhōngyī shuō “yǎngshēng zhī jué ，dāng yǐ shuìmián wèi xiān ，shuì néng huán jīng ，shuì néng yǎngqì ，shuì néng jiànpí yìwèi ，shuì néng jiāngǔ qiángjīn ”，gǔrén de jīngyàn zhī tán háishì yǒu kěqǔzhīchù de 。
The gains really don't surpass what you lose in this case. There's a saying in traditional Chinese medicine circles: "Sleep should take priority in any health strategy, as sleep can restore your spirit, sleep can restore chi, sleep is beneficial for the stomach and the spleen and sleep can strengthen your bones and build your muscles." There's always something to learn from the experience of those from pre-modern China.
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好，那么今天开始，我要再次学习独立思考。全盘接受和否定都不可取。
hǎo ，nàme jīntiān kāishǐ ，wǒ yào zàicì xuéxí dúlì sīkǎo 。quánpán jiēshòu hé fǒudìng dōu bù kěqǔ 。
OK, then from today onwards, I will try to improve on my ability to think independently. So I won't accept or deny things based on generalizations.
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所以他这种狗眼看人低的行为真的是不可取，最后他终于尝到苦头了吧！
suǒyǐ tā zhèzhǒng gǒuyǎnkànréndī de xíngwéi zhēnde shì bù kěqǔ ，zuìhòu tā zhōngyú cháng dào kǔtóu le ba ！
This kind of snobbish behavior is unacceptable. Finally, karma got him.
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