可能 (ho2 nang4 | ke3 neng2) : maybe; probably; possibly; able

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可能

ho2 nang4

ke3 neng2

maybe; probably; possibly; able

Level: 2 Google Frequency: 39,900,000

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

可能

This word has been viewed 5547 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by tuan on 21st Jul 2004 19:26 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 19:03

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Characters in this word:

可 ho2 hak1 - can; approve; need; but
能 nang4 - can; may; able to; ability; energy

9 compounds containing this word:

不可能 - impossible
冇可能 - impossible
有可能 - it is possible
盡可能 - variant of 儘可能
好可能 - probably
儘可能 - as far as possible
可能性 - possibility, probability
不可能的事 - impossibility
Common Formations:
幾乎不可能 - almost impossible

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我哋食藥嗰陣時，要小心啲；可能有副作用。粵
When taking medication, we have to be careful; there may be some side-effects.

目前的金融海嘯可能成為黃金復興的契機
This economic tsunami could well be the turning point for gold to be fashionable again.

我哋開始懷疑佢有可能係我哋搵緊嗰個殺人狂粵
We're starting to suspect that he's probably the homicidal maniac we're looking for.

我隻腳有三粒蚊𧕴，好有可能係因為我前日去公園。粵
There are three bites on my leg... it's probably because I was in the park the day before yesterday.
[Lit. I [counter] leg have three mosquito-bites, very probable is because I day-before-yesterday go park]

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