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可
kě
Description
“可”常常用来表示“可以”“能够”，也可以表示“但是”。
"可" is often used to mean "can" or "able to", and can also mean "but".
在口语里，“可”还能加强语气，比如“可好了”。
In spoken language, "可" can also strengthen the tone, for example, "可好了".
Meanings
可kě
can; may; be able to
这件事可大可小。
This matter can be either big or small.
可kě
but; however
我想去，可是没时间。
I want to go, but I have no time.
可kě
really; indeed (emphasis in speech)
今天天气可好了。
The weather is really nice today.
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Notes
- Nuance
as an emphatic adverb, 可 makes tone stronger and more colloquial, common in spoken Chinese.
- Etymology
often forms compounds like 可以, 可能, 可爱 where 可 means 'able/worthy to'.
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