肯 (hang2 | ken3) : willing to; agree

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肯

hang2

ken3

[1] be willing to; be ready to; be eager to
[2] agree; consent

Additional PoS:

Stroke count: 8

Level: 3

Radical: 肉 (#130)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

肯

This word has been viewed 7434 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:46

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肯定 hang2 ding6 ken3 ding4 = definitely

首肯 sau2 hang2 shou3 ken3 = nod approval

中肯 zung3 hang2 zhong4 ken3 = to the point; unbiased

肯制 hang2 zai3 = to nod approval; to give approval

不肯 bat1 hang2 bu4 ken3 = not willing 國

肯尼亞 hang2 nei4 aa3 ken3 ni2 ya4 = Kenya

肯尼亞航空公司 hang2 nei4 aa3 hong4 hung1 gung1 si1 = Kenya Airways

肯塔基 hang2 taap3 gei1 ken3 ta3 ji1 = Kentucky

阿肯色 aa3 hang2 sik1 a1 ken3 se4 = Arkansas

托塔都肯 tok3 taap3 dou1 hang2 tuo1 ta3 dou1 ken3 = be willing to do almost anything 粵

Showing all 4 examples containing 肯

佢唔肯聽我講。粵
He refused to listen to me.
[An example of a Cantonese sentence using more verbs (3 verbs) than its English counterpart (2 verbs).]

佢要嫁畀唐叔嘅仔你又唔肯，唔通要個女將來攝灶罅咩？粵
You disallow her despite her wanting to marry Ah Tong's son; don't tell me you want her to end up a spinster?

我𠱓你幾耐你先肯著返條褲呀？粵
How long did I have to nag you before you agreed to put your pants back on?
[http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?14,120693]

講出嚟肯定有幫助。粵
It would certainly help if you speak out.
[The whole sentence is composed of 5 separate verbs: 講, 出嚟, 肯定, 有, and 幫助. Coming together, 講 becomes the single verb; 出嚟 functions as a directional particle; 肯定 is converted into an adverb; 有 and 幫助 combine as an adjective ]

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