可能

kě néng

HSK 2freq #127

Meanings

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kě néng

1.might (happen)
2.possible
3.probable
4.possibility
5.probability
6.maybe
7.perhaps
8.CL:个[gè]

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Wiktionary

1.possible; probable; likely
2.maybe; perhaps; probably; might; may
3.possibility; probability; likelihood (Classifier: 個／个)
4.to be competent to; to have the ability to
5.can be achieved; to be possible
6.Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see 可 (a question-forming particle), 能 ("can; be able to").

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Etymology

Attested in Old Chinese; original meanings were “to be able to, competent”, “can be achieved, possible”.

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Stroke order

Components

可丁口

能䏍匕

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Characters

Example sentences

不可能！
It can't be!
不可能！
No way!
不可能的。
That can't be it.
这不可能！
It can't be!
这不可能。
That's impossible.
这不可能。
This is impossible.

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More examples & usage (AI)

Derived terms

不可能可能世界可能性有可能盡可能尽可能

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Related words

尽可能 see 尽可能[jǐn kě néng]尽可能 as far as possible; to the best of one's ability 可能性 possibility; probability 不可能 impossible; cannot 有可能 possible 极有可能 extremely possible 没有什么不可能 nothing is impossible