可以kě yǐ
HSK Level 2HSK Level 23.0
Verbcan; may

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Character Breakdown

可以 consists of 2 characters.
kě
可
can, may; to approve, to permit
yǐ
以
to use; by means of

How to Use 可以 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 可以 with other words naturally.
Negation + Modal Verbwith不
bù不
kě可
yǐ以
neutral
cannot / may not
Modal Verb + Verb
kě可
yǐ以
shì试
shì试
neutral
can try
kě可
yǐ以
jìn进
lái来
neutral
may come in
kě可
yǐ以
lǐ理
jiě解
neutral
can understand
Adverb + Modal Verbwith非常
fēi非
cháng常
kě可
yǐ以
informalSpoken
very acceptable/okay

Example Sentences with 可以

wǒ我
kě可
yǐ以
hē喝
shuǐ水
ma吗
？
Can I drink water?
zhè这
lǐ里
kě可
yǐ以
tíng停
chē车
ma吗
？
Can I park here?
nǐ你
kě可
yǐ以
yòng用
wǒ我
de的
bǐ笔
。
You can use my pen.
nǐ你
kě可
yǐ以
míng明
tiān天
lái来
wǒ我
jiā家
wán玩
。
You can come to my house to play tomorrow.
zhè这
ge个
fāng方
àn案
kě可
yǐ以
zài再
xiū修
gǎi改
。
This plan can be revised further.
nǐ你
bù不
kě可
yǐ以
zài在
zhè这
lǐ里
chōu抽
yān烟
。
You may not smoke here.
zhè这
ge个
jì计
huà划
kě可
yǐ以
ràng让
wǒ我
men们
gèng更
kuài快
wán完
chéng成
rèn任
wù务
。
This plan can help us complete the task faster.
wǒ我
men们
kě可
yǐ以
xiān先
chī吃
fàn饭
，
rán然
hòu后
kàn看
diàn电
yǐng影
。
We can eat first and then watch a movie.