may, can, -able; possibly

HSK 2 #30

DEFINITIONS

可 kě
  • can
  • may
  • able to
  • to approve
  • to permit
  • to suit
  • (particle used for emphasis) certainly
  • very
可 kè
  • see 可汗[ke4 han2]

STROKES

可 stroke order diagram
可 stroke order animation

WORDS

同日而语 wèi kě tóng rì ér yǔ lit. mustn't speak of two things on the same day (idiom); not to be mentioned in the same breath; incomparable
同日而語 wèi kě tóng rì ér yǔ lit. mustn't speak of two things on the same day (idiom); not to be mentioned in the same breath; incomparable
未置否 wèi zhì kě fǒu to refuse to comment; same as 不置可否
霉素 lín kě méi sù lincomycin
极有能 jí yǒu kě néng extremely possible; probable
極有能 jí yǒu kě néng extremely possible; probable
樂不支 lè bù kě zhī overjoyed (idiom); as pleased as punch
模稜兩 mó léng liǎng kě equivocal; ambiguous
機不失 jī bù kě shī No time to lose! (idiom)
机不失,失不再来 jī bù kě shī , shī bù zài lái opportunity knocks but once (idiom)
機不失,失不再來 jī bù kě shī , shī bù zài lái opportunity knocks but once (idiom)
机不失,时不再来 jī bù kě shī , shí bù zài lái Opportunity knocks but once. (idiom)
機不失,時不再來 jī bù kě shī , shí bù zài lái Opportunity knocks but once. (idiom)
武器用物质 wǔ qì kě yòng wù zhì weapons-usable material
武器用物質 wǔ qì kě yòng wù zhì weapons-usable material
历历数 lì lì kě shǔ each one distinguishable
歷歷數 lì lì kě shǔ each one distinguishable
氯林霉素 lǜ lín kě méi sù clindamycin
没有什么不能 méi yǒu shén me bù kě néng nothing is impossible; there's nothing impossible about it
沒有什麼不能 méi yǒu shén me bù kě néng nothing is impossible; there's nothing impossible about it
油光鉴 yóu guāng kě jiàn lit. oily and shiny to the point of reflecting (idiom); lustrous
油光鑒 yóu guāng kě jiàn lit. oily and shiny to the point of reflecting (idiom); lustrous
luò kě kě rococo (loanword); very ornate
海水不斗量 hǎi shuǐ bù kě dǒu liáng see 人不可貌相,海水不可斗量[ren2 bu4 ke3 mao4 xiang4 , hai3 shui3 bu4 ke3 dou3 liang2]
深不測 shēn bù kě cè deep and unmeasurable (idiom); unfathomable depths; incomprehensible; enigmatic and impossible to predict