Hanziro

All HSK 3.0 Level 5 words

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

  1. but, however
  2. can, may
  3. (adverb) for emphasis

Stroke order

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.

Characters

可
kě
(prefix) can; may; able to; -able; to approve; to permit
Words with 可