许
可

To allow in Chinese: 许可 (xǔ kě)

xǔ kě

to allow

HSK 3.0 Level 5Traditional: 許可1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to allow
  2. 2to permit

Stroke order

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许
可

Zhuyin

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ㄒㄩˇ

xǔ

ㄒ/ xㄩ/ üˇ/ third tone

ㄎㄜˇ

kě

ㄎ/ kㄜ/ eˇ/ third tone

Simplified & traditional

许可

Simplified

許可

Traditional

Example sentences

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

  • 没有老师的许可,你不能离开教室。

    méi yǒu lǎo shī de xǔ kě, nǐ bù néng lí kāi jiào shì。

    Without the teacher's permission, you can't leave the classroom.

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Related words

可

kě

(prefix) can

许

xǔ

to allow

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

许多

xǔ duō

many

也许

yě xǔ

perhaps

允许

yǔn xǔ

to permit

可见

kě jiàn

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

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