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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)

一夔已足

yī kuí yǐ zú

1 one talented person is enough for the job (idiom)

一失足成千古恨

yī shī zú chéng qiān gǔ hèn

1 a single slip may cause everlasting sorrow (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

Sample Sentences

作为一款新一代的超轻笔记本电脑，X420总重量只有900克，这足以使它从市场同类产品中脱颖而出。

zuòwéi yī kuǎn xīnyīdài de chāo qīng bǐjìběndiànnǎo ，X sì\'èrlíng zǒng zhòngliàng zhǐyǒu jiǔbǎi kè ，zhè zúyǐ shǐ tā cóng shìchǎng tónglèi chǎnpǐn zhōng tuōyǐng\'érchū 。

As a new generation ultra-light notebook computer, the x420's gross weight is only 900 grams. This is enough to bring it to the fore ahead of similar products in its market.

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闪婚”现在成时尚了。网上不是经常说嘛，3秒钟足以爱上一个人，8分钟足以谈一场恋爱，几小时就能去领证，能订到酒店的话，一星期就能踏上红地毯了。

shǎnhūn ”xiànzài chéng shíshàng le 。wǎngshàng bùshì jīngcháng shuō ma ，sānmiǎozhōng zúyǐ àishàng yī gè rén ，bāfēnzhōng zúyǐ tán yī chǎng liàn\'ài ，jǐ xiǎoshí jiù néng qù lǐngzhèng ，néng dìngdào jiǔdiàn dehuà ，yī xīngqī jiù néng tàshàng hóng dìtǎn le 。

'Flash weddings' are fashionable right now. It's all over the internet, is it not? 3 seconds to fall in love with someone, 8 minutes to develop a relationship and in a few hours you can go get licensed. If you can reserve a hotel, you'll be on the red carpet in a week.

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