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Might (happen) in Chinese: 可能 (kě néng)

kě néng

might (happen)

HSK 22 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1might (happen)
  2. 2possible
  3. 3probable
  4. 4possibility
  5. 5probability
  6. 6maybe
  7. 7perhaps

Stroke order

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Zhuyin

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ㄎㄜˇ

kě

ㄎ/ kㄜ/ eˇ/ third tone

ㄋㄥˊ

néng

ㄋ/ nㄥ/ engˊ/ second tone

Example sentences

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  • 这不可能！

    zhè bù kě néng！

    It can't be!

  • 这不可能。

    zhè bù kě néng。

    That's impossible.

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Related words

能

néng

can

可

kě

(prefix) can

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

能力

néng lì

capability

功能

gōng néng

function

可见

kě jiàn

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

可靠

kě kào

reliable

可怕

kě pà

awful

Appears in

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