可不可以
kě​bù​kě​yǐ

can one?

  • created reference approved 可不可以 → 可以 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    可不可以 kě​bù​kě​yǐ

    可以 kě​yǐ

    see

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 可不可以 · kě​bù​kě​yǐ · can one? — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    可不可以

    kě​bù​kě​yǐ

    can one?

    Used to ask for permission or to inquire about the possibility of an action, meaning "is it okay?" or "can you?"; literally the "A-not-A" question form of [[可以|可以|ke3 yi3]].

    可 (literal) → 可 · kě · can 不 (literal) → 不 · bù · not 可以 (literal) → 可以 · kě​yǐ · can

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense