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Meaning of 可

Pinyin kě、 kè

Radical

口

Strokes

Definition

can / may / able to / certain(ly) / to suit / (particle used for emphasis)

Usage

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可 [kě] 1. 允许: approve; permit; allow 2. 能够: can; may 3. 值得，堪: be worth doing; need doing 4. 相称;适合: accord with 5. 适合于…(如人意、人心): make 6. 应当，应该: should 7. 病痊愈: recover (from an illness) 可 [kě] 1. 善，好: good 2. 合意，认为正确，是;对: correct; right 3. 适当: appropriate; due; fit 4. 满的: full 可 [kě] 1. 可是;却: but 2. 大约、近似: about 3. 就，便: at once; right away 4. 用在问句里，加强语气: used to form an interrogative sentence 5. 岂，难道: as; used in written language, usually before a negative word to form a rhetorical question 6. 表示程度: used to express high degree 7. 表示久望而获: used to indicate that something has been long awaited 8. 无义: a modal particle with no meaning 9. 表被动的助动词: used to indicate passive voice 10. 另见: kè 可 [kè] 1. 〔～汗 (hán)〕中国古代鲜卑、突厥、回纥、蒙古等族君主的称号. 另见 kě 另见 kè

可是 kě shì

but / however / (used for emphasis) indeed

可能 kě néng

might (happen) / possible / probable / possibility / probability / maybe / perhaps / CL:個|个[ge4]

可见 kě jiàn

it can clearly be seen (that this is the case) / it is (thus) clear / clear / visible

可惜 kě xī

it is a pity / what a pity / unfortunately

可怜 kě lián

pitiful / pathetic / to have pity on

可怕 kě pà

awful / dreadful / fearful / formidable / frightful / scary / hideous / horrible / terrible / terribly

可用 kě yòng

usable / available

可靠 kě kào

reliable

可能性 kě néng xìng

possibility / probability

可谓 kě wèi

it could even be said

可不是 kě bu shì

that's just the way it is / exactly!

可不 kě bu

see 可不是[ke3 bu5 shi4]

尽可能 jǐn kě néng

as far as possible / to do one's utmost

可爱 kě ài

adorable / cute / lovely

无可 wú kě

can't

认可 rèn kě

to approve / approval / acknowledgment / OK

可叹 kě tàn

lamentable / sad(ly)

可否 kě fǒu

is it possible or not?

不置可否 bù zhì kě fǒu

decline to comment / not express an opinion / be noncommittal / hedge

无可否认 wú kě fóu rèn

There is no denying it. / It cannot be denied that ... / It is not to be denied that... / There is no denying.

无可厚非 wú kě hòu fēi

see 未可厚非[wei4 ke3 hou4 fei1]

可变资本 kě biàn zī běn

variable capital

唾手可得 tuò shǒu kě dé

easily obtained / readily available

可喜 kě xǐ

making one happy / gratifying / heartening

不可理喻 bù kě lǐ yù

to be impervious to reason (idiom) / unreasonable

不可言喻 bù kě yán yù

inexpressible (idiom)

可塑性 kě sù xìng

plasticity

孰不可忍 shú bù kě rěn

Unbearable

妙不可言 miào bù kě yán

too wonderful for words

妮可 nī kě

Nicole

岌岌可危 jí jí kě wēi

imminent danger (idiom); approaching a crisis

即可 jí kě

equivalent to 就可以 / can then (do sth) / can immediately (do sth) / (do sth) and that will suffice

可拆卸 kě chāi xiè

detachable / dismountable

孺子可教 rú zǐ kě jiào

The young man is promising and worthy to be taught. / The boy is worth teaching.

寥寥可数 liáo liáo kě shǔ

just a very few (idiom); tiny number / just a handful / not many at all / You count them on your fingers.

尚可 shàng kě

not bad / satisfactory

屈指可数 qū zhǐ kě shǔ

can be counted on one's fingers (idiom) / very few

岂可 qǐ kě

How can

可巧 kě qiǎo

by happy coincidence

可循 kě xún

无可挑剔 wú kě tiāo tī

excellent in every respect / flawless

不可分割 bù kě fēn gē

inalienable / unalienable / inseparable / indivisible

必不可少 bì bù kě shǎo

absolutely necessary / indispensable / essential

忍无可忍 rěn wú kě rěn

more than one can bear (idiom); at the end of one's patience / the last straw

怒不可遏 nù bù kě è

unable to restrain one's anger (idiom); in a towering rage

可怖 kě bù

horrible

阴森可怖 yīn sēn kě bù

Ghastly

可怜巴巴 kě lián bā bā

pathetic / pitiful

可怜见 kě lián jiàn

(coll.) pitiable / to have pity on sb

可怜相 kě lián xiāng

pitiable look

可怜虫 kě lián chóng

pitiful creature / wretch

可怜天下父母心 kě lián tiān xià fù mǔ xīn

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不可思议 bù kě sī yì

inconceivable (idiom); unimaginable / unfathomable

可恨 kě hèn

hateful

可恶 kě wù

repulsive / vile / hateful / abominable

可悲 kě bēi

lamentable

惶惶不可终日 huáng huáng bù kě zhōng rì

be in a constant state of anxiety / be on tenterhooks / suffer from nervous fears

愚不可及 yú bù kě jí

impossibly stupid

可憎 kě zēng

disgusting

面目可憎 miàn mù kě zēng

repulsive countenance / disgusting appearance

憨态可掬 hān tài kě jū

(of pandas, ducklings etc) adorable / cute

无懈可击 wú xiè kě jī

invulnerable

笑容可掬 xiào róng kě jū

smiling wholeheartedly (idiom); beaming from ear to ear

不可或缺 bù kě huò quē

necessary / must have

无可比拟 wú kě bǐ nì

beyond comparison / beyond compare

不可收拾 bù kě shōu shí

irremediable / unmanageable / out of hand / hopeless

一发而不可收拾 yī fà ér bù kě shōu shí

Unmanageable

势不可挡 shì bù kě dǎng

see 勢不可當|势不可当[shi4 bu4 ke3 dang1]

无可挽回 wú kě wǎn huí

irrevocable / the die is cast

不可捉摸 bù kě zhuō mō

subtle / elusive / intangible / uncanny / unpredictable

不可避免 bù kě bì miǎn

unavoidably

可怜兮兮 kě lián xī xī

miserable / wretched

坚不可摧 jiān bù kě cuī

invulnerable, indestructible, impregnable

可操作性 kě cāo zuò xìng

maneuverability / operability / manipuility

高不可攀 gāo bù kě pān

too high to reach (idiom); eminent and unapproachable

可敬 kě jìng

venerable

可见一斑 kě jiàn yī bān

Can be seen

无计可施 wú jì kě shī

no strategy left to try (idiom); at one's wit's end / at the end of one's tether / powerless

清晰可见 qīng xī kě jiàn

clear and distinct / clearly visible / apparent / legible

无可替代 wú kě tì dài

Irreplaceable

可望 kě wàng

can be expected (to) / to be expected (to) / hopefully (happening)

模棱两可 mó léng liǎng kě

equivocal / ambiguous

可采储量 kě cǎi chǔ liàng

recoverable reserve / exploitable reserve / workable reserve

可欺 kě qī

gullible / easily bullied / weak

可比 kě bǐ

comparable

可汗 kè hán

khan (loanword)

可歌可泣 kě gē kě qì

lit. you can sing or you can cry (idiom); fig. deeply moving / happy and sad / inspiring and tragic

深不可测 shēn bù kě cè

deep and unmeasurable (idiom); unfathomable depths / incomprehensible / enigmatic and impossible to predict

可溶性 kě róng xìng

solubility

不可磨灭 bù kě mó miè

indelible

炙手可热 zhì shǒu kě rè

lit. burn your hand, feel the heat (idiom) / fig. arrogance of the powerful / a mighty figure no-one dares approach / hot (exciting or in favor)

不可估量 bù kě gū liàng

inestimable / incalculable / beyond measure

无可奈何 wú kě nài hé

have no way out / have no alternative / abbr. to 無奈|无奈[wu2 nai4]

可敬可佩 kě jìng kě pèi

Admirable

依稀可见 yī xī kě jiàn

Vaguely visible

可燃 kě rán

inflammable

牢不可破 láo bù kě pò

unbreakable / indestructible

由此可见 yóu cǐ kě jiàn

from this, it can be seen that...

后生可畏 hòu shēng kě wèi

the young will be redoubtable in the years to come (idiom) / the younger generations will surpass us in time

可疑 kě yí

suspicious / dubious