can; may (v.)
HSK 2
Traditional
可以 (unaltered)
Radicals
Stroke order
Examples
我可以帮你吗？ wǒ kěyǐ bāng nǐ ma? - Can I help you?
你可以借我这本书吗？ nǐ kěyǐ jiè wǒ zhè běn shū ma? - Can you lend me this book?
这里可以拍照吗？ zhèlǐ kěyǐ pāizhào ma? - Is it allowed to take photos here?
我可以进来吗？ wǒ kěyǐ jìnlái ma? - May I come in?
你可以随时打电话给我。 nǐ kěyǐ suíshí dǎ diànhuà gěi wǒ. - You can call me anytime.
Characters
以 yǐ - using because of; so as to | HSK 4
可 kě - may, can; quite, so, very; (used for emphasis) |