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Chinese

		can; may; able to can; may; able to; certain(ly); to suit; (particle used for emphasis)	to use; according to; so as to to use; according to; so as to; in order to; by; with; because; Israel (abbrev.)
trad.(可以)		可	以
simp.^#(可以)		可	以

Etymology

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Pronunciation

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Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin):kěyǐ,kèi
(Zhuyin):ㄎㄜˇ ㄧˇ, ㄎㄟˋ
(Chengdu,Sichuanese Pinyin):ko³ yi³
(Dungan,Cyrillic andWiktionary):кәйи (kəyi, II-III)
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong,Jyutping):ho² ji⁵
(Taishan,Wiktionary):ho² yi⁴
Hakka
(Sixian,PFS):khó-yî
(Hailu,HRS):ko^ˊ rhi^ˋ
Eastern Min(BUC):kō̤-ī
Puxian Min(Pouseng Ping'ing):kor³ i³
Southern Min
(Hokkien,POJ):khó-í /khóⁿ-í
(Teochew,Peng'im):ko² in²
Wu(Shanghai,Wugniu):⁵khu-i

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin:kěyǐ [Phonetic:kéyǐ]
  - Zhuyin:ㄎㄜˇ ㄧˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin:kěyǐ
  - Wade–Giles:kʻo³-i³
  - Yale:kě-yǐ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh:keeyii
  - Palladius:кэи(kɛi)
  - SinologicalIPA^(key):/kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ i²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese, colloquial)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin:kèi
  - Zhuyin:ㄎㄟˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin:kèi
  - Wade–Giles:kʻei⁴
  - Yale:kèi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh:key
  - Palladius:кэй(kɛj)
  - SinologicalIPA^(key):/kʰeɪ̯⁵¹/
- (Chengdu)
  - Sichuanese Pinyin:ko³ yi³
  - Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz:koj
  - SinologicalIPA^(key):/kʰo⁵³ i⁵³/
- (Dungan)
  - Cyrillic andWiktionary:кәйи (kəyi, II-III)
  - SinologicalIPA^(key):/kʰə⁵¹ i⁴⁴/
  (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese,Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping:ho² ji⁵
  - Yale:hó yíh
  - Cantonese Pinyin:ho² ji⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization:ho² yi⁵
  - SinologicalIPA^(key):/hɔː³⁵ jiː¹³/
- (Taishanese,Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary:ho² yi⁴
  - SinologicalIPA^(key):/hᵘɔ⁵⁵ ji²¹/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl.Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ:khó-yî
  - Hakka Romanization System:ko^ˋ i^ˊ
  - Hagfa Pinyim:ko³ yi¹
  - SinologicalIPA:/kʰo³¹ i²⁴/
- (Southern Sixian, incl.Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ:khó-yî
  - Hakka Romanization System:ko^ˋ (r)i^ˊ
  - Hagfa Pinyim:ko³ yi¹
  - SinologicalIPA:/kʰo³¹ (j)i²⁴/
- (Hailu, incl.Zhudong)
  - Hakka Romanization System:ko^ˊ rhi^ˋ
  - SinologicalIPA:/kʰo²⁴⁻³³ ʒi⁵³/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê:kō̤-ī
  - SinologicalIPA^(key):/kʰo³³⁻³⁵ i³³/
Puxian Min
- (Putian)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing:kor³ i³ [Phonetic: kor⁵ i³]
  - Báⁿ-uā-ci̍:kô̤-î
  - SinologicalIPA^(key):/kʰɒ⁴⁵³⁻¹¹ i⁴⁵³/
- (Xianyou)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing:kor³ i³ [Phonetic: kor⁵ i³]
  - SinologicalIPA^(key):/kʰɒ³³²⁻²¹ i³³²/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien:Xiamen,Zhangzhou,GeneralTaiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī:khó-í
  - Tâi-lô:khó-í
  - Phofsit Daibuun:qoyie
  - IPA (Kaohsiung):/kʰɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ i⁴¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen,Zhangzhou,Taipei):/kʰo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ i⁵³/
- (Hokkien:Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī:khóⁿ-í
  - Tâi-lô:khónn-í
  - Phofsit Daibuun:qvofie
  - IPA (Quanzhou):/kʰɔ̃⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ i⁵⁵⁴/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im:ko² in²
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like:khó íⁿ
  - SinologicalIPA^(key):/kʰo⁵²⁻³⁵ ĩ⁵²⁻²¹/
Wu
- (Northern:Shanghai)
  - Wugniu:⁵khu-i
  - MiniDict:khu^去 i
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai):²khu-i
  - SinologicalIPA (Shanghai):/kʰu³³ i⁴⁴/

Verb

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可以

can;may
你不可以走。 ― Nǐ bùkěyǐ zǒu. ― Youmay not leave.
這裡可以拍照嗎？[MSC,trad.]
这里可以拍照吗？[MSC,simp.]
Zhèlǐkěyǐ pāizhào ma?[Pinyin]
May I take pictures here?
- 這人來，為要作見證，就是為光作見證，叫眾人因他可以信。[MSC,trad.]
  这人来，为要作见证，就是为光作见证，叫众人因他可以信。[MSC,simp.]
  From:新標點和合本 (Chinese Union Version with New Punctuation),約翰福音 (John) 1:7
  Zhè rén lái, wèi yào zuò jiànzhèng, jiùshì wèi guāng zuò jiànzhèng, jiào zhòngrén yīn tākěyǐ xìn.[Pinyin]
  The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all men through himmight believe.
can; tobe able to
我在哪兒可以弄到電話卡？[MSC,trad.]
我在哪儿可以弄到电话卡？[MSC,simp.]
Wǒ zài nǎrkěyǐ nòng dào diànhuàkǎ?[Pinyin]
Wherecan I get a telephone card?
現在科學可以說明許多神秘的事。[MSC,trad.]
现在科学可以说明许多神秘的事。[MSC,simp.]
Xiànzài kēxuékěyǐ shuōmíng xǔduō shénmì de shì.[Pinyin]
Sciencecan now account for many mysterious things.
根據他的口音可以判斷出他可能來自下江地區。[MSC,trad.]
根据他的口音可以判断出他可能来自下江地区。[MSC,simp.]
Gēnjù tā de kǒuyīnkěyǐ pànduàn chū tā kěnéng láizì Xiàjiāng dìqū.[Pinyin]
From his accent wecan infer that he maybe is from the downstream area of theYangtze River.
... can be used to ... (usually with ellipsed之 (zhī, “this”)); literally:可 (“can”) +以 (“by; by means of; according to”)
棉花可以織布／棉花可以织布 ― miánhuākěyǐ zhībù ― cottoncan be used to weave cloth (lit. cotton, (one)can by this weave cloth)
水可以發電／水可以发电 ― shuǐkěyǐ fādiàn ― watercan be used to generate electricity (lit. water, (one)can by this generate electricity)
- 五畝之宅，樹之以桑，五十者可以衣帛矣。[Classical Chinese,trad.]
  五亩之宅，树之以桑，五十者可以衣帛矣。[Classical Chinese,simp.]
  From:Mencius,c. 4^th centuryBCE
  Wǔ mǔ zhī zhái, shù zhī yǐ sāng, wǔshí zhěkě yǐ yī bó yǐ.[Pinyin]
  (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- 忠之屬也，可以一戰。戰則請從。[Classical Chinese,trad.]
  忠之属也，可以一战。战则请从。[Classical Chinese,simp.]
  From:Commentary of Zuo,c. 4^th centuryBCE
  Zhōng zhī shǔ yě,kě yǐ yī zhàn. Zhàn zé qǐng cóng.[Pinyin]
  (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- 它山之石，可以爲錯。[Classical Chinese,trad.]
  它山之石，可以为错。[Classical Chinese,simp.]
  From: TheClassic of Poetry,c. 11^th – 7^th centuriesBCE, translated based onJames Legge's version
  Tā shān zhī shí,kě yǐ wèi cuò.[Pinyin]
  The stones from other mountains,can be used as sharpening stones (lit.can make sharpening stonesby them)
(aviation, Mainland China) toclear; to giveclearance
- 可以起飛[MSC,trad.]
  可以起飞[MSC,simp.]
  From:[1]
  kěyǐ qǐfēi[Pinyin]
  cleared for takeoff

Synonyms

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Dialectal synonyms of可以 (“can; may”)[map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		可,可以,得
Formal(Written Standard Chinese)		可,可以,得
Northeastern Mandarin	Taiwan	可以
	Malaysia	可以
	Singapore	可以
Cantonese	Guangzhou	可以,得 >
	Hong Kong	可以,得 >
	Taishan	可以
	Kuala Lumpur(Guangfu)	可以
	Singapore(Guangfu)	可以
Gan	Nanchang	做得
Hakka	Miaoli(N. Sixian)	做得
	Pingtung(Neipu; S. Sixian)	做得,可以,使得
	Hsinchu County(Zhudong; Hailu)	做得
	Taichung(Dongshi; Dabu)	使得,做得
	Hsinchu County(Qionglin; Raoping)	做得
	Yunlin(Lunbei; Zhao'an)	會用
	Kuching(Hepo)	做得
	Singapore(Dabu)	做得
Northern Min	Jian'ou	使得,會使得
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	會使
Southern Min	Xiamen	會使,會當,會做,會用,會用得,會得,會得通,會通,通
	Quanzhou	會做,會做得,會用,會用得,會得,會得通,會通,通
	Zhangzhou	會使,會當,會用,會用得,會得,會得通,會通,通
	Taipei	會使,會當
	New Taipei(Sanxia)	會使,會當
	Kaohsiung	會用得,會使,會當
	Yilan	會使,會當
	Changhua(Lukang)	會使,會當
	Taichung	會用得,會使得
	Tainan	會用得,會使,會當,會得,會得通,通
	Hsinchu	會用得,會使
	Kinmen	會使,會當
	Penghu(Magong)	會使,會當
	Penang(Hokkien)	會,會使
	Singapore(Hokkien)	會使,會做,會用,會得,會當,會通
	Manila(Hokkien)	會做,會做得,會用,會用得
	Medan(Hokkien)	會使
	Chaozhou	可以
	Jieyang	好,可以
	Haifeng	會得
	Singapore(Teochew)	會使,會得
	Wenchang	可以
	Qionghai	可以
	Singapore(Hainanese)	可以
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan(Longdu, Shaxi)	得
Wu	Shanghai	好,可以
	Suzhou	好
	Ningbo	好
Xiang	Changsha	做得,可以得
Note	> - used after the verb

Dialectal synonyms of能 (“can”)[map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		能
Formal(Written Standard Chinese)		能,能夠,可以
Northeastern Mandarin	Taiwan	能,能夠,可以
	Malaysia	能
	Singapore	能,能夠,可以
Jianghuai Mandarin	Yangzhou	能,好,可以
Cantonese	Hong Kong	可以
Hakka	Kuching(Hepo)	得
Eastern Min	Singapore(Fuqing)	會
Southern Min	Penang(Hokkien)	會,會使
	Singapore(Hokkien)	會,會使
	Manila(Hokkien)	會,會通
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan(Longdu, Shaxi)	得,可以
Wu	Shanghai	好
	Suzhou	好
	Ningbo	好

Adjective

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可以

passable;well;not bad;all right;OK
你休息就可以了。[MSC,trad. andsimp.]
Nǐ xiūxi jiùkěyǐ le.[Pinyin]
If you rest a while, you'll bealright.
(sigh with emotion, neutral or derogatory) to agreatextent
- 這真閑得可以。[MSC,trad.]
  这真闲得可以。[MSC,simp.]
  From:朱自清,《回來雜記》
  Zhè zhēn xián dékěyǐ.[Pinyin]
  Such pretty idle.
(endearing)capable;remarkable
你小子可以啊。 ― Nǐ xiǎozǐkěyǐ a. ― You areremarkable.
(sigh with emotion)nice
他這人可以的。／他这人可以的。 ― Tā zhè rénkěyǐ de. ― He is a prettynice man.