可以 - kě yǐ - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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HSK 2 - Easy
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可以

kě yǐ

Definition

can
我可以和你一去商店嗎？

May I go to the store with you?
may
我可以在這兒坐嗎？

May I sit here?
to be able to
ok
可以。

Ok. (You can)
okay

Character Decomposition

Related words (2)

may not

(coll.) very; awfully

Idioms (2)

夏蟲不可以語冰

xià chóng bù kě yǐ yǔ bīng

a summer insect cannot discuss ice (idiom)

他山之石可以攻玉

tā shān zhī shí kě yǐ gōng yù

(lit.) the other mountain's stone can polish jade (idiom); to improve oneself by accepting criticism from outside; to borrow talent from abroad to develop the nation effectively

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