to agree, to consent; to be willing to
Animated Stroke Order 肯
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HSK Vocabulary: 肯
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Example Sentences
Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 肯 is used in context
1
tā他
gōng工
zuò作
fēi非
cháng常
kěn肯
gān干
，
cóng从
bù不
tōu偷
lǎn懒
。
He works very hard and never slacks off.
2
tā他
de的
jiàn建
yì议
fēi非
cháng常
zhòng中
kěn肯
，
hěn很
yǒu有
bāng帮
zhù助
。
His suggestion is very pertinent and helpful.
3
wǒ我
kěn肯
dìng定
tā他
huì会
zhǔn准
shí时
dào到
dá达
。
I am sure he will arrive on time.
4
tā他
kěn肯
dìng定
lái来
。
He will definitely come.
5
wǒ我
kěn肯
dìng定
nǐ你
de的
nǔ努
lì力
。
I affirm your efforts.
6
lǎo老
shī师
kěn肯
dìng定
dì地
shuō说
，
míng明
tiān天
kǎo考
shì试
。
The teacher said affirmatively that there will be an exam tomorrow.
7
wǒ我
nìng宁
kěn肯
zǒu走
lù路
qù去
xué学
xiào校
。
I would rather walk to school.
8
tā他
nìng宁
kěn肯
zì自
jǐ己
xīn辛
kǔ苦
yì一
diǎn点
，
yě也
bù不
yuàn愿
yì意
má麻
fán烦
bié别
rén人
。
He would rather work harder himself than bother others.
9
wèi为
le了
bǎo保
chí持
jiàn健
kāng康
，
tā她
nìng宁
kěn肯
fàng放
qì弃
nà那
xiē些
měi美
wèi味
de的
tián甜
shí食
。
To stay healthy, she would rather give up those delicious desserts.
Information
Traditional肯
Radical月
Strokes8
StructureTop-Bottom
Frequency#990
Zhuyinㄎㄣˇ
Components—
UnicodeU+80AF
CangjieYMB
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Cultural note
Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.
Learn how the Five Elements describe personality