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可能
kě néng
maybe, perhaps
HSK 2Uncommon
What does 可能 mean?
可能 (pinyin: kě néng) means maybe, perhaps. It belongs to the official HSK 2 vocabulary (elementary), among the most frequent words of everyday Chinese.
Example with 可能
Character families
Every HSK 1–4 word containing 可 · Every HSK 1–4 word containing 能
The characters of 可能
| 可 | kě | component character |
| 能 | Néng | can, be able to (HSK 1) |
Related HSK 2 words
| 快 | kuài | fast, quick |
| 找 | zhǎo | look for |
| 新 | Xīn | new |
| 开始 | kāi shǐ | to begin/start |
| 时间 | shí jiān | time |
| 但是 | dàn shì | but, however |
| 它 | tā | it (for things/animals) |
| 走 | zǒu | to walk; to leave |
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