可以 (ho2 ji5 | ke3 yi3) : can, may, be allowed to

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可以

ho2 ji5

ke3 yi3

can, may, be allowed to

Level: 1 Google Frequency: 21,400,000

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

可以

This word was added by MrBug on 14th Jul 2004 02:25 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 19:03

Characters in this word:

可 ho2 hak1 - may; can; possibly
以 ji5 - by means of; because of

5 compounds containing this word:

唔可以 - cannot
都可以 - all OK
還可以 - also acceptable; still acceptable
可以避免 - evitable, avoidable
人不可以貌相 - don't judge a book by its cover

Showing 10 of 36 examples containing 可以

返學可以識到好多同學仔。粵
Going to school can meet a lot of classmates.

佢可以見到我 ?
He can see me

你唔可以企喺張枱上便粵
You can't stand on the table.
[Lit. you cannot stand at table surface. 唔可以 here carries the sense of "not allowed".]

獵豹唔可以做寵物㗎！粵
You can't keep a cheetah as a pet!
[Lit. cheetah cannot do pet [particle]]

你可唔可以同我開一開個風扇呀？粵
Can you please turn on the fan for me?

我哋可以去圖書館或者返屋企。粵
We can go to the library or perhaps go home.

乜都可以。粵
Anything's possible.

晚上你可以看到頭上天空中的星辰國
At night you can see stars in the sky above your head.

我可以讀得好快. 粵
I can read (study) quickly.
[Illustrates use of V + 得 + modifier construct.]

點先可以學好廣東話呢？粵
How actually can I learn Cantonese well?
[點先 is the abbreviated form of 點樣先至。先至 means ‘really; actually’ here, often used with 呢 at the end of a sentence for emphasis. See this thread for details: http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?1,111468,111471#msg-1114]

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One Cantonese Homophone / Homophone Variant for this word:

可議 ho2 ji5 ke3 yi4 = negotiable

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