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Reliable in Chinese: 可靠 (kě kào)

kě kào

reliable

HSK 3.0 Level 32 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1reliable

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可
靠

Zhuyin

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ㄎㄜˇ

kě

ㄎ/ kㄜ/ eˇ/ third tone

ㄎㄠˋ

kào

ㄎ/ kㄠ/ aoˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

See 可靠 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 你很可靠。

    nǐ hěn kě kào。

    You're reliable.

  • 他们不可靠。

    tā men bù kě kào。

    They're unreliable.

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Related words

靠

kào

to lean against or on

可

kě

(prefix) can

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)

可怕

kě pà

awful

宁可

nìng kě

preferably

可乐

kě lè

amusing

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