可
歌
可
泣

Lit. you can sing or you can cry (idiom) in Chinese: 可歌可泣 (kě gē kě qì)

kě gē kě qì

lit. you can sing or you can cry (idiom)

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1lit. you can sing or you can cry (idiom); fig. deeply moving
  2. 2happy and sad
  3. 3inspiring and tragic

Stroke order

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可
歌
可
泣

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ㄎㄜˇ

kě

ㄎ/ kㄜ/ eˇ/ third tone

ㄍㄜ

gē

ㄍ/ gㄜ/ e—/ first tone

ㄎㄜˇ

kě

ㄎ/ kㄜ/ eˇ/ third tone

ㄑㄧˋ

qì

ㄑ/ qㄧ/ iˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

See 可歌可泣 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 这是一个可歌可泣的故事。

    zhè shì yí gè kě gē kě qì de gù shì。

    This is a deeply moving and heroic story.

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Related words

歌

gē

song

可

kě

(prefix) can

唱歌

chàng gē

to sing a song

可能

kě néng

might (happen)

可以

kě yǐ

can

可爱

kě ài

adorable

可怜

kě lián

pitiful

可是

kě shì

but

可惜

kě xī

it is a pity

可见

kě jiàn

it can clearly be seen (that this is the case)

可靠

kě kào

reliable

可怕

kě pà

awful

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HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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