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

视电话 kě shì diàn huà videophone
大有为 dà yǒu kě wéi with great prospects for the future (idiom); well worth doing
密不分 mì bù kě fēn inextricably linked (idiom); inseparable
夫斯基 chái kě fū sī jī Tchaikovsky (1840-1893), Russian composer
深不测 shēn bù kě cè deep and unmeasurable (idiom); unfathomable depths; incomprehensible; enigmatic and impossible to predict
同日而语 bù 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
怜巴巴 kě lián bā bā pathetic; pitiful
急不耐 jí bù kě nài unable to wait
高不攀 gāo bù kě pān too high to reach (idiom); eminent and unapproachable
一世 bù kě yī shì to consider oneself unexcelled in the world; to be insufferably arrogant
逾越 bù kě yú yuè impassable; insurmountable; insuperable
乐不支 lè bù kě zhī overjoyed (idiom); as pleased as punch
置疑 wú kě zhì yí cannot be doubted (idiom)
估量 bù kě gū liàng inestimable; incalculable; beyond measure
不置否 bù zhì kě fǒu decline to comment; not express an opinion; be noncommittal; hedge
望 kě wàng can be expected (to); to be expected (to); hopefully (happening)
望而不及 kě wàng ér bù kě jí in sight but unattainable (idiom); inaccessible
欺 kě qī gullible; easily bullied; weak
抗力 bù kě kàng lì unpredictable eventuality; unpreventable; unavoidable; impossible to overcome; nothing can be done about it; act of God; force majeure
终日 bù kě zhōng rì to be unable to carry on even for a single day; to be in a desperate situation
泣 kě gē kě qì lit. you can sing or you can cry (idiom); fig. deeply moving; happy and sad; inspiring and tragic
气 kě qì annoying; irritating; exasperating
非议 wú kě fēi yì irreproachable (idiom); nothing blameworthy about it at all
缺一不 quē yī bù kě not a single one is dispensable; can't do without either
mài kě Mike (name)