可

Pinyin: kě

but; however; (emphatic) really; can; may

🏮 Chinese HSK 3 conjunction

Example sentence

事情可还没完。

Shìqing kě hái méi wán.

But it wasn't over yet.

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What 可 means

可 (kě) is a Chinese word meaning “but; however; (emphatic) really; can; may”. It appears in the HSK 3 collection.

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Words and levels: HSK Examination Syllabus (2025), Center for Language Education and Cooperation · meanings: CC-CEDICT · example sentences: Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR) · Dictionary-derived data: CC BY-SA 4.0.

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