可以 (kěyǐ) means Can (may - able - not bad - could). Below are 24 of the 157 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
这种鱼 可以 油炸。
Zhè zhǒng yú kěyǐ yóuzhá.
This kind of fish can be deep-fried.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 油炸
这种病 可以 治疗。
Zhè zhǒng bìng kěyǐ zhìliáo.
This illness can be treated.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 治疗
加点姜 可以 去腥。
Jiā diǎn jiāng kěyǐ qù xīng.
Adding a little ginger takes away the fishy smell.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 腥
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From the graded readers
我以为自己 可以 坚持下去。
wǒ yǐwéi zìjǐ kěyǐ jiānchí xiàqu.
I thought I could keep it up.
Graded reader · HSK 4 · Facing Pressure
妈妈说：“在家也 可以 玩。”
māma shuō:" zàijiā yě kěyǐ wán / wàn."
Mum said, "You can have fun at home too."
Graded reader · HSK 2 · A Rainy Day
我问他：“我 可以 去上班吗？”
wǒ wèn tā:" wǒ kěyǐ qù shàngbān mǎ?"
I asked him, "Can I go to work?"
Graded reader · HSK 2 · Going to the Doctor
妈妈说：“便宜一点儿， 可以 吗？”
māma shuō:" piányi yīdiǎn ér, kěyǐ mǎ?"
Mum said, "A bit cheaper, could you?"
Graded reader · HSK 1 · Going Shopping
她很快就回复了：“没问题，您 可以 退。”
tā hěnkuài jiù huífù le / liǎo / liào:" méiwèntí, nín kěyǐ tuì."
She replied quickly: "No problem, you can return it."
Graded reader · HSK 3 · Shopping Online
那一刻我明白了，其实我一直都 可以 ，只是不相信自己。
nà / nèi yīkè wǒ míngbaile, qíshí wǒ yìzhí dōu kěyǐ, zhǐshì bù xiāngxìn zìjǐ.
In that moment I understood that I'd always been able to — I just hadn't believed it.
Graded reader · HSK 3 · Learning to Ride a Bike
现在我学会了一种说法：“这件事我帮不了，不过你 可以 试试……”
xiànzài wǒ xuéhuìle yī zhǒng / zhòng shuōfa:" zhèijiàn shì wǒ bāng bùliǎo, búguò nǐ kěyǐ shìshì……"
I've since learned a way to put it: "I can't help with this one, but you could try…"
Graded reader · HSK 4 · Learning to Say No
From the travel phrasebook
From the grammar library
便宜一点儿， 可以 吗？
Piányi yìdiǎnr, kěyǐ ma?
A bit cheaper, could you?
Grammar library · HSK 3 · 一点儿 vs 有点儿
可以 appears in 157 sentences on this site; the 24 shortest and most direct are shown. The rest are on the pages they were written for — the graded readers, the phrasebook and the grammar library.
Questions about 可以
How is 可以 used in a sentence?
This page shows 157 sentences using 可以 (kěyǐ, "Can (may - able - not bad - could)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Is 可以 an HSK word?
Yes — 可以 is on the official HSK 2 vocabulary list, and you can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 2 page.
Where can I see the full entry for 可以?
The dictionary page for 可以 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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