# 可 (kě)

In Mandarin Chinese, 可 (kě) means “but, however; can, may; (adverb) for emphasis”. It is part of the HSK 5 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: but, however; can, may; (adverb) for emphasis
- Pinyin: kě (ke3)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 5

## Examples

- 我想去，可我今天没有时间。
  Wǒ xiǎng qù, kě wǒ jīntiān méiyǒu shíjiān.
  I want to go, but I don't have time today.

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