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可以
kě yǐ
can, may
HSK 2Uncommon
What does 可以 mean?
可以 (pinyin: kě yǐ) means can, may. It belongs to the official HSK 2 vocabulary (elementary), among the most frequent words of everyday Chinese.
Example with 可以
Character families
Every HSK 1–4 word containing 可 · Every HSK 1–4 word containing 以
The characters of 可以
| 可 | kě | component character |
| 以 | yǐ | with, by means of; according to (HSK 4) |
Related HSK 2 words
| 两 | liǎng | two |
| 真 | zhēn | true, real |
| 从 | cóng | from |
| 为 | wéi | for |
| 吧 | bā | particle (suggestion) |
| 得 | dé | have to, must |
| 让 | ràng | let, allow |
| 给 | gěi | to give |
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