What does 可以 mean in Chinese?
可以 (kěyǐ) means can.
CHINESE DICTIONARY ENTRY
可以
can
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DEFINITIONS & USAGE
Meaning and common use
01
can
02
may
03
possible
04
able to
05
not bad
06
pretty good
ABOUT THIS ENTRY
Where this entry comes from
The HSK level, part of speech, and pronunciation come from the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus. The English definitions come from CC-CEDICT. Usage notes and example sentences are hand-written, so they exist for only a handful of entries.
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Vocabulary levels and parts of speech from the HSK 3.1 syllabus. This compiled dictionary is shared under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
COMMON QUESTIONS
About 可以
How do you pronounce 可以?
可以 is pronounced kěyǐ.
Is 可以 an HSK word?
可以 is on the HSK 1 list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.
What part of speech is 可以?
可以 is used as a 动词 / 形容词 (verb / adjective) in Chinese.
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