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1 to think (i.e. to take it to be true that ...) (Usually there is an implication that the notion is mistaken – except when expressing one's own current opinion.)

可以

kě yǐ

1 can
2 may
3 possible
4 able to
5 not bad
6 pretty good

Idioms (20)

一则以喜，一则以忧

yī zé yǐ xǐ , yī zé yǐ yōu

1 happy on the one hand, but worried on the other (idiom)

一言以蔽之

yī yán yǐ bì zhī

1 one word says it all (idiom, from Analects); to cut a long story short
2 in a nutshell

不以人废言

bù yǐ rén fèi yán

1 not to reject a word because of the speaker (idiom, from Analects); to judge on the merits of the case rather than preference between advisers

不以为然

bù yǐ wéi rán

1 not to accept as correct (idiom); to object
2 to disapprove
3 to take exception to

不以规矩，不能成方圆

bù yǐ guī ju , bù néng chéng fāng yuán

1 without rules, nothing can be done (idiom, from Mencius); one must follow some rules

Sample Sentences

可惜我不太关注这些。我只偶尔听到过新闻里天天讲什么巴以冲突，美伊战争等等。看来我要多关心些国家大事和国际要闻，不然就要落伍了。

kěxī wǒ bùtài guānzhù zhèxie 。wǒ zhǐ ǒuěr tīngdào guo xīnwén lǐ tiāntiān jiǎng shénme Bā-Yǐ chōngtū ，Měi-Yī zhànzhēng děngděng 。kànlai wǒ yào duō guānxīn xiē guójiā dàshì hé guójì yàowén ，bùrán jiù yào luòwǔ le 。

Too bad that I don't really pay attention to that. I just occasionally hear about the conflict between Israel and Palestine, or the war in Iraq. I guess I need to start paying attention to what's happening in China and around the world or I'll be really behind the times.

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