Read Edit View history 可能 kěnéng HSK2 maybe Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 可能 kěnéng maybe adverb maybe; perhaps; might; used before a verb or adjective to indicate an estimation of probability 任何信息都可能有用。 rènhé xìnxī dōu kěnéng yǒu yòng. Any information could be helpful. 是的，改变可能很难。 shìde, gǎibiàn kěnéng hěn nán. Yes, change can be difficult. possible adjectiveauxiliary possible; probable; able to be accomplished 她怎么可能没注意到？ tā zěnme kěnéng méi zhùyì dào? How could she not have noticed? 谢谢你使我们的工作成为可能。 xièxie nǐ shǐ wǒmen de gōngzuò chéngwéi kěnéng. Thank you for making our work possible. possibility noun possibility; probability; a trend or chance of something becoming a fact 不再有和解的可能了。 bùzài yǒu héjiě de kěnéng le. There is no longer any possibility of reconciliation. 总是有下雨的可能。 zǒngshì yǒu xià yǔ de kěnéng. There is always the possibility of rain. how can auxiliary (literary) how can; is it possible that (used to express doubt or rhetorical question) 他怎么可能是对的？ tā zěnme kěnéng shì duì de? How could he possibly be right? 怎么可能有条说话的鱼？ zěnme kěnéng yǒu tiáo shuō huà de yú? How could there be a talking fish? whether or not (literary) whether or not; can one (often used to ask if something is feasible) Show rare definitions Hide rare definitions Frequency Movie subtitles 1324.3 per million appears in 96% of films Written text 580.2 per million Details HSK 2.0 Level 2 HSK 3.0 Level 2 Cross-References Classifier 个 gèSynonym 或许 huòxǔ也许 yěxǔ可能性 kěnéngxìng Sources Frequency data SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)
可能 kěnéng maybe adverb maybe; perhaps; might; used before a verb or adjective to indicate an estimation of probability 任何信息都可能有用。 rènhé xìnxī dōu kěnéng yǒu yòng. Any information could be helpful. 是的，改变可能很难。 shìde, gǎibiàn kěnéng hěn nán. Yes, change can be difficult. possible adjectiveauxiliary possible; probable; able to be accomplished 她怎么可能没注意到？ tā zěnme kěnéng méi zhùyì dào? How could she not have noticed? 谢谢你使我们的工作成为可能。 xièxie nǐ shǐ wǒmen de gōngzuò chéngwéi kěnéng. Thank you for making our work possible. possibility noun possibility; probability; a trend or chance of something becoming a fact 不再有和解的可能了。 bùzài yǒu héjiě de kěnéng le. There is no longer any possibility of reconciliation. 总是有下雨的可能。 zǒngshì yǒu xià yǔ de kěnéng. There is always the possibility of rain. how can auxiliary (literary) how can; is it possible that (used to express doubt or rhetorical question) 他怎么可能是对的？ tā zěnme kěnéng shì duì de? How could he possibly be right? 怎么可能有条说话的鱼？ zěnme kěnéng yǒu tiáo shuō huà de yú? How could there be a talking fish? whether or not (literary) whether or not; can one (often used to ask if something is feasible) Show rare definitions Hide rare definitions Frequency Movie subtitles 1324.3 per million appears in 96% of films Written text 580.2 per million Details HSK 2.0 Level 2 HSK 3.0 Level 2 Cross-References Classifier 个 gèSynonym 或许 huòxǔ也许 yěxǔ可能性 kěnéngxìng Sources Frequency data SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)