克

To be able to in Chinese: 克 (kè)

kè

to be able to

HSK 3.0 Level 22 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1to be able to
  2. 2to subdue
  3. 3to restrain
  4. 4to overcome
  5. 5gram
  6. 6Tibetan unit of land area, about 6 ares

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克

Zhuyin

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ㄎㄜˋ

kè

ㄎ/ kㄜ/ eˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 我叫杰克。

    wǒ jiào jié kè。

    My name is Jack.

  • 我叫他麦克。

    wǒ jiào tā mài kè。

    I call him Mike.

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Related words

克服

kè fú

(try to) overcome (hardships etc)

千克

qiān kè

kilogram

克隆

kè lóng

clone (loanword)

克制

kè zhì

to restrain

扑克

pū kè

poker (game) (loanword)

坦克

tǎn kè

tank (military vehicle) (loanword)

休克

xiū kè

shock (loanword)

巧克力

qiǎo kè lì

chocolate (loanword)

麦克风

mài kè fēng

microphone (loanword)

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