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可以
kě yǐ
HSK 2
canmaypossibleable to
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Grammar note
能 is ability or possibility; 可以 leans towards permission. Both stand before the verb, and both are negated with 不.
能 and 可以 — can, and may — how often the Chinese Bible uses it
Characters
可
may, can, -able; possibly
radical 口components ⿻丁口
以
according to; so as to; because of; then
radical 人components ⿰？人
Appears in 759 verses
Genesis 1:14Genesis 2:9Genesis 2:16Genesis 2:23Genesis 3:2Genesis 7:3Genesis 8:16Genesis 9:3Genesis 12:19Genesis 14:24Genesis 16:2Genesis 16:6Genesis 16:11Genesis 18:5Genesis 19:32Genesis 19:34Genesis 20:13Genesis 20:15Genesis 23:9Genesis 23:11Genesis 24:7Genesis 24:49Genesis 24:51Genesis 24:55Genesis 27:37Genesis 30:3Genesis 30:15Genesis 31:27Genesis 31:37Genesis 31:44Genesis 32:8Genesis 33:12Genesis 34:9Genesis 34:15Genesis 34:21Genesis 37:22Genesis 41:36Genesis 41:40Genesis 42:2Genesis 42:15Genesis 42:18Genesis 42:19Genesis 42:33Genesis 42:34Genesis 42:37Genesis 43:9Genesis 43:11Genesis 43:23Genesis 44:17Genesis 44:26Genesis 45:10Genesis 46:34Genesis 47:6Genesis 47:16Genesis 47:23Genesis 47:24Genesis 48:6Genesis 50:6Exodus 2:7Exodus 2:8
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