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Words with 可(ke)

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ID: QW0256 Intermediate
  Many Chinese learners will recognize the character 可 from the word "可以," used to ask permission, but it's also present in some extremely useful words and phrases that you may or may not have seen before. Cute, scary, pitiable, and suspicious; who knew they all involved 可?? Tune in to find out more!
Fri Jun 08 2012 | Jenny, Connie, Greg
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可爱，可怕，可怜，可惜
kě ài ， kěpà ， kělián ， kěxī
Cute, scary, pitiful, and a pity.
那我们先来说“可爱”好了。
nà wǒmen xiān lái shuō “ kě ài ” hǎo le 。
Then let's talk about "cute" first.
“可爱”你可以说人，比如说：“啊，你真可爱！“
“ kě ài ” nǐ kěyǐ shuō rén ， bǐrú shuō ：“ a ， nǐ zhēn kě ài ！“
You can say a person is cute, e.g. "Wow, you're really cute!"
比如小宝宝，小朋友就是很可爱的。
bǐrú xiǎobǎobao ， xiǎopéngyou jiùshì hěn kě ài de 。
For example, little babies and kids are very cute.
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