Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
可以
kěyǐ
Description
"可以"是很常用的词，可以表示允许别人做事，也可以表示还不错。
"可以" is a very common word that can mean allowing someone to do something or indicating something is okay.
你想问别人能不能做一件事，就可以用"可以吗"。
If you want to ask if someone can do something, you can use "可以吗".
Meanings
可以kěyǐ
can; be able to; be possible
这本书我可以看吗？
Can I read this book?
可以kěyǐ
may; be allowed to
你可以坐这里。
You can sit here.
可以kěyǐ
not bad; passable; pretty good
他的中文很可以。
His Chinese is pretty good.
Related words
Notes
- Nuance
可以 stresses permission or possibility; 能 stresses ability; 会 stresses learned skill.
- Usage
as a reply, 可以 alone means "sure/okay".
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