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可以

kě yǐ

HSK 2 2-character word

What 可以 means

1. can
2. may
3. possible
4. able to
5. not bad
6. pretty good

The characters in 可以

• 可kě(prefix) can; may; able to; -able; to approve; to permit; to suit
• 以yǐto use; by means of; according to

Example sentences

• 可以。
  That's okay.
• 可以啊。
  Could be, could be.
• 我可以爱。
  I can love.
• 她可以来。
  She may come.
• 两点可以。
  Two o'clock would be OK.
• 嗯，可以。
  That does it.

Words starting with 可以

• 可以意会，不可言传kě yǐ yì huì , bù kě yán chuáncan be understood, but not described (idiom, from Zhuangzi 庄子

Words containing 可以

• 不可以bù kě yǐmay not
• 得可以de kě yǐ(colloquial) (stative verb suffix) very; awfully
• 夏虫不可以语冰xià chóng bù kě yǐ yǔ bīnga summer insect cannot discuss ice (idiom)
• 他山之石可以攻玉tā shān zhī shí kě yǐ gōng yùlit. the other mountain's stone can polish jade (idiom)…
• 星星之火，可以燎原xīng xing zhī huǒ , kě yǐ liáo yuána single spark can start a huge blaze (idiom); an insignificant cause can have a massive…