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可以 kěyǐ

可以 kěyǐ Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 4 English Translations of the word 可以 kěyǐ .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
kěyǐ | ke3 yi3
English translation
can
may
possible
able to

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About 可以 kěyǐ

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HSK level

2

Traditional form

可以 kěyǐ

Part of speech

Conjunction / 连词 lián cí Lián cí
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Etymology of 可以 kěyǐ

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可 kě

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

The right component is a pictograph of an axe handle, now written as 柯 kē (kē). 口 kǒu (mouth) was added later to indicate that the character is only "mouthed", i.e. only used for its phonetic value.

Phonetic compound

口 kǒu

Semantic compound

丁 Dīng

Positional decomposition

⿻丁口

Number of Strokes

5
以 yǐ

Explanation

Origin unclear. The right component is 人 rén (person).

Positional decomposition

⿰？人 rén

Number of Strokes

4

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Example sentences using 可以 kěyǐ

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当 dāng 所有 suǒyǒu 的 de 庄稼 zhuāngjia 都 dōu 安全 ānquán 入仓后 Hòu , 农民 nóngmín 们 men 便 biàn 可以 kěyǐ 休息 xiūxi 了 le .

When all the crops are safely gathered in, the farmers can rest.

我 wǒ 还 Huán 饿 è ,我 wǒ 可以 kěyǐ 再 zài 要 yāo 些 xiē 布丁 bù dīng 吗 mǎ ?

I'm still hungry - can I have some more pudding?

嗨 hāi ,有 yǒu 了 le 这些 zhè xiē 钱 Qián , 他 tā 可以 kěyǐ 安安静静地 de 和 hé 嘉莉生活 shēnghuó 很多年 Nián .

Why, he could live quietly with Carrie for years.

冰层已 yǐ 够 gòu 坚 jiān 厚 hòu ,可以 kěyǐ 滑冰 huá bīng .

The ice is hard enough to skate on.

你 nǐ 可以 kěyǐ 尝尝这道咖喱 gā lí 菜 cài ,看看 kàn kan 够 gòu 不够 bù gòu 辣 là .

You can taste the curry to see if it's hot enough.

可以 kěyǐ Decomposition

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可以 kěyǐ Compounds

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