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Stroke order
可以 is written in 9 strokes across 2 characters.
- 可 — 5 strokes
- 以 — 4 strokes
Senses
- can
- may
- possible
- able to
- not bad
- 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
可以 is pronounced kěyǐ and means “lon”. 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.