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可歌可泣 (kě gē kě qì) – lit. you can sing or you can cry (idiom)

kě gē kě qì

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

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-90 example sentences

Definitions

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

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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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