Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
可能性
kěnéngxìng
Description
我们用"可能性"来说一件事情有没有机会发生。
We use "可能性" to talk about whether something has a chance of happening.
如果一件事很有可能，我们就说它的可能性很大。
If something is very likely, we say its 可能性 is high.
Meanings
可能性kěnéngxìng
possibility; likelihood; chance
明天下雨的可能性很大。
There is a high chance of rain tomorrow.
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Notes
- Etymology
可能 (possible) + 性 (nature/quality suffix), forming an abstract noun like English "-ity".
- Nuance
可能性 is a noun ("a possibility"), while 可能 is often an adverb or adjective meaning "maybe/possible".
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