可能 kěnéng possible
possible; probable; maybe
How to remember 可能: 可 may + 能 able to = possible.
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How it is used
- 'Maybe, possibly' - 他可能不来 (tā kěnéng bù lái) he might not come; also a noun 'possibility'.
- Weaker/more tentative than 一定 (yídìng, certainly) or 应该 (yīnggāi, should); stronger than a bare guess.
- 很有可能 (hěn yǒu kěnéng) 'quite likely', 不可能 (bù kěnéng) impossible/no way.
Example sentences
- 不可能！ Bù kěnéng!No way!
- 这不可能！ Zhè bù kěnéng!It can't be!
- 她可能在教室里。 Tā kěnéng zài jiàoshì li.She might be in the classroom.