可能 kěnéng▶ boleh

Stroke order

可能 is written in 15 strokes across 2 characters.

• 可 — 5 strokes
• 能 — 10 strokes

Senses

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

Example sentences

• 他可能不来学校。Tā kěnéng bù lái xuéxiào.He may not come to school.
• 明天可能会下雨。Míngtiān kěnéng huì xiàyǔ.It may rain tomorrow.

Related words

• 可以kaleng; bisa
• 能bisa, mampu
• 可爱Indah, cantik
• 可怜Miskin
• 可惜sayangnya
• 可是namun; bagaimanapun

可能 is pronounced kěnéng and means “boleh”. It is part of the HSK 2 word list, a level of China’s Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi proficiency exam. Knowing what 可能 means when you see it is a weaker kind of knowing than being able to summon it; only the second survives a real conversation. LexiTrail spaces your reviews so each one lands when it will do the most work.