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Simplified Pīnyīn		English Definition	Traditional HSK
可能 kěnéng	可能 \| 可能* \| *可能	might (happen) / possible / probable / possibility / probability / maybe / perhaps / CL: 個｜个	HSK 2


可以 kěyǐ	可以 \| 可以* \| *可以	can / may / possible / able to / not bad / pretty good	HSK 2


可爱 kě'ài	可爱 \| 可爱* \| *可爱	adorable / cute / lovely	可愛 HSK 3


可是 kěshì	可是 \| 可是* \| *可是	but / however / (used for emphasis) indeed	HSK 4


可怜 kělián	可怜 \| 可怜* \| *可怜	pitiful / pathetic / to have pity on	可憐 HSK 4


可惜 kěxī	可惜 \| 可惜* \| *可惜	it is a pity / what a pity / unfortunately	HSK 4


可见 kějiàn	可见 \| 可见* \| *可见	it can clearly be seen (that this is the case) / it is (thus) clear / clear / visible	可見 HSK 5


可靠 kěkào	可靠 \| 可靠* \| *可靠	reliable	HSK 5


可怕 kěpà	可怕 \| 可怕* \| *可怕	awful / dreadful / fearful / formidable / frightful / scary / hideous / horrible / terrible / terribly	HSK 5


宁可 nìngkě	宁可 \| 宁可* \| *宁可	preferably / one would prefer to...(or not to...) / would rather / (would) be better to / (to pick) the lesser of two evils	寧可 HSK 5


许可 xǔkě	许可 \| 许可* \| *许可	to allow / to permit	許可 HSK 6


可观 kěguān	可观 \| 可观* \| *可观	considerable / impressive / significant	可觀 HSK 6


可行 kěxíng	可行 \| 可行* \| *可行	feasible	HSK 6


认可 rènkě	认可 \| 认可* \| *认可	to approve / approval / acknowledgment / OK	認可 HSK 6


可口 kěkǒu	可口 \| 可口* \| *可口	tasty / to taste good	HSK 6


不可思议 bùkěsīyì	不可思议 \| 不可思议* \| *不可思议	inconceivable (idiom); unimaginable / unfathomable	不可思議 HSK 6


可恶 kěwù	可恶 \| 可恶* \| *可恶	repulsive / vile / hateful / abominable	可惡 HSK 6


难能可贵 nánnéngkěguì	难能可贵 \| 难能可贵* \| *难能可贵	rare and precious / valuable / remarkable	難能可貴 HSK 6


可 kě	可 \| 可* \| *可	can / may / able to / to approve / to permit / to suit / (particle used for emphasis) certainly / very


可 kè	可 \| 可* \| *可	used in 可汗


不可 bùkě	不可 \| 不可* \| *不可	cannot; should not; must not


岌岌可危 jíjíkěwēi	岌岌可危 \| 岌岌可危* \| *岌岌可危	imminent danger (idiom); approaching a crisis


即可 jíkě	即可 \| 即可* \| *即可	equivalent to 就可以 / can then (do sth) / can immediately (do sth) / (do sth) and that will suffice


可信 kěxìn	可信 \| 可信* \| *可信	trustworthy


可恨 kěhèn	可恨 \| 可恨* \| *可恨	hateful


可否 kěfǒu	可否 \| 可否* \| *可否	is it possible or not?


可选 kěxuǎn	可选 \| 可选* \| *可选	available / optional	可選


不可一世 bùkěyīshì	不可一世 \| 不可一世* \| *不可一世	to consider oneself unexcelled in the world / to be insufferably arrogant


指日可待 zhǐrìkědài	指日可待 \| 指日可待* \| *指日可待	imminent / just around the corner (idiom)


可可 kěkě	可可 \| 可可* \| *可可	cocoa (loanword)


小可 xiǎokě	小可 \| 小可* \| *小可	small / unimportant / (polite) my humble person


大有可为 dàyǒukěwéi	大有可为 \| 大有可为* \| *大有可为	with great prospects for the future (idiom); well worth doing	大有可為


可视化 kěshìhuà	可视化 \| 可视化* \| *可视化	visualization	可視化


非同小可 fēitóngxiǎokě	非同小可 \| 非同小可* \| *非同小可	extremely important / no small matter


可乐 kělè	可乐 \| 可乐* \| *可乐	amusing / entertaining / (loanword) cola	可樂


必不可少 bìbùkěshǎo	必不可少 \| 必不可少* \| *必不可少	absolutely necessary / indispensable / essential


可知 kězhī	可知 \| 可知* \| *可知	evidently / clearly / no wonder / knowable


可谓 kěwèi	可谓 \| 可谓* \| *可谓	it could even be said	可謂


可嘉 kějiā	可嘉 \| 可嘉* \| *可嘉	laudable


可笑 kěxiào	可笑 \| 可笑* \| *可笑	funny / ridiculous


可燃 kěrán	可燃 \| 可燃* \| *可燃	inflammable


可有可无 kěyǒukěwú	可有可无 \| 可有可无* \| *可有可无	not essential / dispensable	可有可無


不可抗力 bùkěkànglì	不可抗力 \| 不可抗力* \| *不可抗力	unpredictable eventuality / unpreventable / unavoidable / impossible to overcome / nothing can be done about it / act of God / force majeure


可想而知 kěxiǎng'érzhī	可想而知 \| 可想而知* \| *可想而知	it is obvious that... / as one can well imagine...


不可能 bùkěnéng	不可能 \| 不可能* \| *不可能	impossible / cannot / not able


可比 kěbǐ	可比 \| 可比* \| *可比	comparable


可叹 kětàn	可叹 \| 可叹* \| *可叹	lamentable / sad(ly)	可嘆


可变 kěbiàn	可变 \| 可变* \| *可变	variable	可變


由此可见 yóucǐkějiàn	由此可见 \| 由此可见* \| *由此可见	from this, it can be seen that...	由此可見


可望 kěwàng	可望 \| 可望* \| *可望	can be expected (to) / to be expected (to) / hopefully (happening)


可喜 kěxǐ	可喜 \| 可喜* \| *可喜	making one happy / gratifying / heartening


尚可 shàngkě	尚可 \| 尚可* \| *尚可	not bad / satisfactory


马可波罗 Mǎkě Bōluó	马可波罗 \| 马可波罗* \| *马可波罗	Marco Polo (1254-c. 1324), Venetian trader and explorer who traveled the Silk road to China, author of Il Milione (Travels of Marco Polo)	馬可波羅


可逆 kěnì	可逆 \| 可逆* \| *可逆	reversible / (math.) invertible


可好 kěhǎo	可好 \| 可好* \| *可好	good or not? / luckily / fortuitously


不可多得 bùkěduōdé	不可多得 \| 不可多得* \| *不可多得	hard to come by / rare


可悲 kěbēi	可悲 \| 可悲* \| *可悲	lamentable


是可忍，孰不可忍 shìkěrěn, shúbùkěrěn	是可…可忍 \| 是可…可忍* \| *是可…可忍	if this can be tolerated, what cannot? (idiom) / enough is enough


无可奈何 wúkěnàihé	无可奈何 \| 无可奈何* \| *无可奈何	have no way out / have no alternative / abbr. to 無奈｜无奈	無可奈何


随处可见 suíchùkějiàn	随处可见 \| 随处可见* \| *随处可见	can be seen everywhere	隨處可見


妮可·基德曼 Nīkě · Jīdémàn	妮可…德曼 \| 妮可…德曼* \| *妮可…德曼	Nicole Kidman (1967-), film actress


忍无可忍 rěnwúkěrěn	忍无可忍 \| 忍无可忍* \| *忍无可忍	more than one can bear (idiom); at the end of one's patience / the last straw	忍無可忍


未可 wèikě	未可 \| 未可* \| *未可	cannot


可支配收入 kězhīpèishōurù	可支配收入 \| 可支配收入* \| *可支配收入	disposable income


缺一不可 quēyībùkě	缺一不可 \| 缺一不可* \| *缺一不可	not a single one is dispensable / can't do without either


可分 kěfēn	可分 \| 可分* \| *可分	can be divided (into parts) / one can distinguish (several types)


可贵 kěguì	可贵 \| 可贵* \| *可贵	to be treasured / praiseworthy	可貴


愚不可及 yúbùkějí	愚不可及 \| 愚不可及* \| *愚不可及	impossibly stupid


屈指可数 qūzhǐkěshǔ	屈指可数 \| 屈指可数* \| *屈指可数	can be counted on one's fingers (idiom) / very few	屈指可數


可人 kěrén	可人 \| 可人* \| *可人	pleasant / agreeable / a person after one's heart (charming person) / a gifted person


势不可挡 shìbùkědǎng	势不可挡 \| 势不可挡* \| *势不可挡	see 勢不可當｜势不可当	勢不可擋


可见光 kějiànguāng	可见光 \| 可见光* \| *可见光	visible light / light in optical spectrum	可見光


密不可分 mìbùkěfēn	密不可分 \| 密不可分* \| *密不可分	inextricably linked (idiom) / inseparable


炙手可热 zhìshǒukěrè	炙手可热 \| 炙手可热* \| *炙手可热	lit. burn your hand, feel the heat (idiom) / fig. arrogance of the powerful / a mighty figure no-one dares approach / hot (exciting or in favor)	炙手可熱


创可贴 chuāngkětiē	创可贴 \| 创可贴* \| *创可贴	band-aid / sticking plaster	創可貼


可言 kěyán	可言 \| 可言* \| *可言	it may be said


深不可测 shēnbùkěcè	深不可测 \| 深不可测* \| *深不可测	deep and unmeasurable (idiom); unfathomable depths / incomprehensible / enigmatic and impossible to predict	深不可測


不置可否 bùzhìkěfǒu	不置可否 \| 不置可否* \| *不置可否	decline to comment / not express an opinion / be noncommittal / hedge


可耻 kěchǐ	可耻 \| 可耻* \| *可耻	shameful / disgraceful / ignominious	可恥


不可收拾 bùkěshōushí	不可收拾 \| 不可收拾* \| *不可收拾	irremediable / unmanageable / out of hand / hopeless


不可开交 bùkěkāijiāo	不可开交 \| 不可开交* \| *不可开交	to be awfully (busy etc)	不可開交


不可估量 bùkěgūliàng	不可估量 \| 不可估量* \| *不可估量	inestimable / incalculable / beyond measure


怒不可遏 nùbùkě'è	怒不可遏 \| 怒不可遏* \| *怒不可遏	unable to restrain one's anger (idiom); in a towering rage


无家可归 wújiākěguī	无家可归 \| 无家可归* \| *无家可归	homeless	無家可歸


无可厚非 wúkěhòufēi	无可厚非 \| 无可厚非* \| *无可厚非	see 未可厚非	無可厚非


高不可攀 gāobùkěpān	高不可攀 \| 高不可攀* \| *高不可攀	too high to reach (idiom); eminent and unapproachable


妙不可言 miàobùkěyán	妙不可言 \| 妙不可言* \| *妙不可言	too wonderful for words


可怜巴巴 kěliánbābā	可怜巴巴 \| 可怜巴巴* \| *可怜巴巴	pathetic / pitiful	可憐巴巴


可溶性 kěróngxìng	可溶性 \| 可溶性* \| *可溶性	solubility


可心 kěxīn	可心 \| 可心* \| *可心	satisfying / to one's liking / to suit sb


无懈可击 wúxièkějī	无懈可击 \| 无懈可击* \| *无懈可击	(idiom) impossible to fault / impeccable	無懈可擊


不可磨灭 bùkěmómiè	不可磨灭 \| 不可磨灭* \| *不可磨灭	indelible	不可磨滅


适可而止 shìkě'érzhǐ	适可而止 \| 适可而止* \| *适可而止	to stop before going too far (idiom); to stop while one can / don't overdo it / stop while you're ahead	適可而止


唾手可得 tuòshǒukědé	唾手可得 \| 唾手可得* \| *唾手可得	easily obtained / readily available


情有可原 qíngyǒukěyuán	情有可原 \| 情有可原* \| *情有可原	pardonable (of interruption, misunderstanding etc)


可亲 kěqīn	可亲 \| 可亲* \| *可亲	kindly / nice / amiable	可親


有利可图 yǒulìkětú	有利可图 \| 有利可图* \| *有利可图	profitable	有利可圖


机不可失 jībùkěshī	机不可失 \| 机不可失* \| *机不可失	No time to lose! (idiom)	機不可失


可歌可泣 kěgēkěqì	可歌可泣 \| 可歌可泣* \| *可歌可泣	lit. you can sing or you can cry (idiom); fig. deeply moving / happy and sad / inspiring and tragic


可乘之机 kěchéngzhījī	可乘之机 \| 可乘之机* \| *可乘之机	an opportunity that someone (usually a villain or adversary) can exploit	可乘之機

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