kě yǐ
can
may
possible
able to
not bad
pretty good
kě
can
may
able to
to approve
to permit
to suit
(particle used for emphasis) certainly
very
néng
can
to be able to
might possibly
ability
(physics) energy
huì
can
to be possible
to be able to
will
to be likely to
to be sure to
to assemble
to meet
to gather
to see
union
group
association
CL:個|个[ge4]
a moment (Taiwan pr. for this sense is [hui3])
néng gòu
to be capable of
to be able to
can
zhǐ néng
can only
obliged to do sth
to have no other choice
jí kě
equivalent to 就可以
can then (do sth)
can immediately (do sth)
(do sth) and that will suffice
bù dé bù
have no choice or option but to
cannot but
have to
can't help it
can't avoid
néng fǒu
whether or not
can it or can't it
is it possible?
néng bù néng
can or cannot?
Is it possible?
Can we do it?
tīng
to listen
to hear
to obey
a can (loanword from English "tin")
classifier for canned beverages
huì bù huì
(posing a question: whether sb, something) can or cannot?
is able to or not
jūn kě
all are OK
both are OK
all can
both can
also can
méi bàn fǎ
there is nothing to be done
one can't do anything about it
kě jiàn
it can clearly be seen (that this is the case)
it is (thus) clear
clear
visible
cān
meal
to eat
classifier for meals
cán
to destroy
to spoil
to ruin
to injure
cruel
oppressive
savage
brutal
incomplete
disabled
to remain
to survive
remnant
surplus
hún
soul
spirit
immortal soul, i.e. that can be detached from the body
dé yǐ
able to
so that sb can
enabling
in order to
finally in a position to
with sth in view
cān
to take part in
to participate
to join
to attend
to counsel
unequal
varied
irregular
uneven
not uniform
abbr. for 參議院|参议院 Senate, Upper House
bù shī wéi
can still be considered (to be...)
may after all be accepted as
měi bù shèng shōu
nothing more beautiful can be imagined (idiom)
bù kě kàng lì
unpredictable eventuality
unpreventable
unavoidable
impossible to overcome
nothing can be done about it
act of God
force majeure
ěr shú néng xiáng
what's frequently heard can be repeated in detail (idiom)
zú jiàn
it goes to show that
one can see
yǒu mù gòng dǔ
anyone with eyes can see it (idiom); obvious to all
sth speaks for itself
is there for all to see
miǎn bù liǎo
unavoidable
can't be avoided
fèn lì
to do everything one can
to spare no effort
to strive
lì zhēng
to work hard for
to do all one can
to contend strongly
nán bǎo
hard to say
can't guarantee
difficult to protect
difficult to preserve
wèi miǎn
unavoidably
can't help
really
rather
bù chéng
won't do
unable to
(at the end of a rhetorical question) can that be?
céng jǐ hé shí
just a while before
not so long ago
everyone can remember when..
tǒng
bucket
(trash) can
barrel (of oil etc)
CL:個|个[ge4],隻|只[zhi1]
yī wàng wú jì
as far as the eye can see (idiom)
fáng bù shèng fáng
you can't guard against it (idiom)
impossible to defend effectively
not much one can do about it
It can't be prevented.
guò dé qù
lit. can pass through (an opening)
fig. can get by (in life)
tolerably well
not too bad
How are you getting by?
How's life?
hǎo bǐ
to be just like
can be compared to
yì lā guàn
pull-top can
easy-open can (with ring-pull)
jīn bu zhù
can't help it
can't bear it
jiǔ liàng
capacity for liquor
how much one can drink
rěn wú kě rěn
more than one can bear (idiom); at the end of one's patience
the last straw
gǎn bù shàng
can't keep up with
can't catch up with
cannot overtake
hèn bu dé
wishing one could do sth
to hate to be unable
itching to do sth
can't wait for
to wish one could do sth
to desire strongly
dào guà
lit. to hang upside down
fig. topsy-turvy and inequitable, e.g. manufacturing and trading costs exceed the sale price (of some goods)
to borrow more than one can ever repay
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