可
kě
Pinyin
Definition
可
-
- can
- may
- able to
- to approve
- to permit
- to suit
- (particle used for emphasis) certainly
- very
可
-
- see 可汗[kè hán]
Character Decomposition
Related Words (20)
- 1 can
- 2 may
- 3 able to
- 4 to approve
- 5 to permit
- 6 to suit
- 7 (particle used for emphasis) certainly
- 8 very
- 1 can
- 2 may
- 3 possible
- 4 able to
- 5 not bad
- 6 pretty good
- 1 adorable
- 2 cute
- 3 lovely
- 1 but
- 2 however
- 3 (used for emphasis) indeed
Idioms (20)
一蹴可几
- 1 to succeed at the first try (idiom)
- 2 easy as pie
- 3 one can do it at once
不可胜言
- 1 inexpressible (idiom)
- 2 beyond description
不可同日而语
- 1 lit. mustn't speak of two things on the same day (idiom); not to be mentioned in the same breath
- 2 incomparable
不可思议
- 1 inconceivable (idiom); unimaginable
- 2 unfathomable
不可抗拒
- 1 act of God
- 2 force majeure (law)
- 3 irresistible (idiom)
Sample Sentences
嗯…第五条这里,交货日期可以提早一点吗?
Emm...about Article five, could you make the product delivery date slightly earlier?
早点交货,早点上架,就可以早点收钱啊。
The sooner you deliver the products, the sooner we launch them, and the sooner we can make money.
恕我冒昧,这个数字太高了,我们根本不可能做到。
The number is way too high, it’s impossible for us to achieve.
你需要一个团队,我明白。可是老板还没同意。
I understand that you need a team. But our boss hasn’t given us the green light/
媳妇儿啊,看看我们的小宝贝儿,这脸蛋儿多可爱!但他自个儿在这儿玩儿,好像有点儿孤单。我们再生个孩子,给他做个伴儿吧!
My dear, look at our little baby, what a cute face! But he’s playing here by himself, and he seems a little lonely. Let’s have another baby to keep him company!
看在我们第一次合作的份上,可以给您这个价钱。
For the sake of our first cooperation, I could offer you a price like this.
我有个护士朋友说是家长想要女婿了,所以想认识认识新朋友。但是她可挑剔了,她开出来的征友条件,让人看了都傻眼。
I have a nurse friend who says that her parents want a son-in-law, so she wants to meet new friends. But she’s very picky, and her list of boyfriend criteria is really shocking.
好吧,我试试,我可以的。
Alright, I’ll try my best. I can do it.
这碗面加热就可以吃了。
Just reheat the noodles, and you can eat them.
老板,牛肉面可以加大吗?
Boss, can I have a larger portion of the beef noodles?