可靠 (kě kào): Reliable (Adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

kě可

can, may; to approve, to permit

HSK 5

kào靠

lean on

4.

How to Use 可靠 in Sentences

Adjective + Complementwith多

kě可

kào靠

de得

duō多

neutral

much more reliable

Adjective + Noun

kě可

kào靠

de的

xiāo消

xi息

Adverb + Adjectivewith非常

fēi非

cháng常

kě可

kào靠

Subject + Verbwith为人

wéi为

rén人

kě可

kào靠

5.

Example Sentences with 可靠

tā他

hěn很

kě可

kào靠

。

He is reliable.

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How to Use 可靠 in Sentences

Adjective + Complementwith多

kě可

kào靠

de得

duō多

neutral

much more reliable

Adjective + Noun

kě可

kào靠

de的

xiāo消

xi息

Adverb + Adjectivewith非常

fēi非

cháng常

kě可

kào靠

Subject + Verbwith为人

wéi为

rén人

kě可

kào靠

5.

Example Sentences with 可靠

tā他

hěn很

kě可

kào靠

。

He is reliable.

neutral

reliable information

kě可

kào靠

de的

péng朋

you友

neutral

reliable friend

neutral

very reliable

formal

be reliable as a person

zài在

zuò做

chū出

zhòng重

dà大

jué决

cè策

qián前

，

wǒ我

men们

xū需

yào要

yí一

fèn份

kě可

kào靠

de的

shì市

chǎng场

fēn分

xī析

bào报

gào告

。

Before making a major decision, we need a reliable market analysis report.

nǐ你

jué觉

de得

zhè这

ge个

xìn信

xī息

lái来

yuán源

kě可

kào靠

ma吗

，

hái还

shì是

xū需

yào要

jìn进

yí一

bù步

hé核

shí实

？

Do you think this source of information is reliable, or does it need further verification?

zhè这

ge个

xiāo消

xī息

hěn很

kě可

kào靠

，

nǐ你

kě可

yǐ以

xiāng相

xìn信

tā它

。

This news is reliable; you can trust it.

zhè这

jiā家

gōng公

sī司

yǐ以

tí提

gōng供

kě可

kào靠

de的

fú服

wù务

ér而

wén闻

míng名

。

This company is known for providing reliable services.

HSK 5 Words

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pitiful; to have pity on

可惜kě xīit's a pity

可是kě shìbut

可怕kě pàfrightening; dreadful

可见kě jiànit is thus clear that; visible; visual

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