可以 kěyǐ▶ lata; poder

Stroke order

可以 is written in 9 strokes across 2 characters.

• 可 — 5 strokes
• 以 — 4 strokes

Senses

1. can
2. may
3. possible
4. able to
5. not bad
6. pretty good

Example sentences

• 我可以进来吗？Wǒ kěyǐ jìnlái ma?May I come in?
• 你可以告诉我吗？Nǐ kěyǐ gàosu wǒ ma?Can you tell me?

Related words

• 可能poder
• 因为……所以……porque…así que…
• 以前antes
• 可爱Encantador
• 以con
• 以为Pensar

可以 is pronounced kěyǐ and means “lata; poder”. HSK 2 places it in the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, the standardised measure of Chinese proficiency. There is a real difference between having seen 可以 and being able to use it, and cramming a list flatters the first while doing little for the second. LexiTrail shows you the word again at the point your recall of it is about to lapse.