HSK 2 · Must & can

可以

kě yǐ

can; may

Stroke order of 可以

2 characters, 9 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

可 · 5 strokes以 · 4 strokes

Memory trick

A mouth '口' says yes, and with a tool '以' you can do it.

Parts: 可 can (丁 + 口 mouth) + 以 by means of (pictograph of a tool)

Example sentence

我可以坐这儿吗？

May I sit here?

Words with 可

可爱cute; lovely 可怕terrible; scary 可能possible; maybe 可是but 可乐cola 可靠reliable 认可to approve; approval

Words with 以

以后after; later 以前before; formerly 以为to think (wrongly)所以so; therefore 以上above; more than 以下below; less than 以外beyond; apart from 以来since

More words: Must & can

必须must; to have to 应该should 该should; to be one's turn 能够to be able to 不要don't 不行no way; won't do 得to get; to obtain 要求to require; requirement 请求to request; request 求to ask for; to seek 让to let; to make 答应to agree; to promise 商量to discuss; to consult 讨论to discuss

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