kě​yǐ HSK2

can

  • created sense approved 可以 · kě​yǐ · can — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    可以

    kě​yǐ

    can

    To be able to; to be possible; describes having the capacity or a use for something.

    可 (literal) → 可 · kě · can 以 (literal) → 以 · yǐ · in order to

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  • created sense approved 可以 · kě​yǐ · may — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    可以

    kě​yǐ

    may

    To have permission; to be allowed to do something.

    可 (literal) → 可 · kě · can 以 (literal) → 以 · yǐ · in order to

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  • created sense approved 可以 · kě​yǐ · worth doing — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    可以

    kě​yǐ

    worth doing

    To be worth doing; used to recommend an action.

    可 (literal) → 可 · kě · worth 以 (literal) → 以 · yǐ · in order to

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  • created sense approved 可以 · kě​yǐ · not bad — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    可以

    kě​yǐ

    not bad

    Passable; pretty good; describes something that is acceptable or okay.

    可 (literal) → 可 · kě · can 以 (literal) → 以 · yǐ · in order to

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  • created sense approved 可以 · kě​yǐ · really something — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    可以

    kě​yǐ

    really something

    Describes a situation or behavior that is extreme or beyond what one expected; can be used as a sarcastic or emphatic way to say someone is quite a character or something is 'too much'.

    可 (literal) → 可 · kě · can 以 (literal) → 以 · yǐ · in order to

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