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HSK
can / may / possible / able to / not bad / pretty good
HSK 2
adorable / cute / lovely
HSK 2
might (happen) / possible / probable / possibility / probability / maybe / perhaps / CL: 個|个
HSK 2
but; however / (used for emphasis) indeed
HSK 2
although; even though (often used correlatively with 可是 or 但是 etc)
HSK 2
awful / dreadful / fearful / formidable / frightful / scary / hideous / horrible / terrible / terribly
HSK 2
reliable
HSK 3
to approve / approval / acknowledgment / OK
HSK 3
amusing / entertaining / (loanword) cola
HSK 3
it can clearly be seen (that this is the case) / it is (thus) clear / clear / visible
HSK 4
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *可* | 可* | *可
(prefix) can; may; able to; -able / to approve; to permit / to suit / (particle used for emphasis) certainly; very / but; however
HSK 5
pitiful / pathetic / to have pity on
HSK 5
to allow / to permit
HSK 5
it is a pity / what a pity / unfortunately
HSK 5
HSK 5
absolutely necessary / indispensable / essential
HSK 7-9
equivalent to 就可以 / can then (do sth) / can immediately (do sth) / (do sth) and that will suffice
HSK 7-9
trustworthy
HSK 7-9
repulsive / vile / hateful / abominable
HSK 7-9
feasible
HSK 7-9
have no way out / have no alternative / abbr. to 無奈|无奈
HSK 7-9
to be treasured / praiseworthy
HSK 7-9
tasty; to taste good
HSK 7-9
funny / ridiculous
HSK 7-9
lamentable
HSK 7-9
it could even be said
HSK 7-9
with great prospects for the future (idiom); well worth doing
HSK 7-9
(idiom) (it) goes without saying; can well be imagined
HSK 7-9
HSK 7-9
(followed by a verb phrase, then – optionally – 不可, or 不行 etc) must
HSK 7-9
lit. you can sing or you can cry (idiom); fig. deeply moving / happy and sad / inspiring and tragic
HSK 7-9
shameful / disgraceful / ignominious
HSK 7-9
preferably / one would prefer to...(or not to...) / would rather / (would) be better to / (to pick) the lesser of two evils
HSK 7-9
considerable / impressive / significant
HSK 7-9
(idiom) an opportunity that someone (usually a villain or adversary) can exploit
HSK 7-9
can be seen everywhere
HSK 7-9
(idiom) "no comment"
HSK 7-9
impossible to resist (idiom); an irresistible force
HSK 7-9
from this, it can be seen that...
HSK 7-9
to have nothing to say (idiom)
HSK 7-9
suspicious / dubious
HSK 7-9
unavoidably
HSK 7-9
that's just the way it is / exactly!
HSK 7-9
license / authorization / permit
HSK 7-9
inextricably linked (idiom) / inseparable
HSK 7-9
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *可* | 可* | *可
used in 可汗
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *奈* | 奈* | *奈
used in expressions that convey frustration and futility, such as 無奈|无奈 and 莫可奈何 (literary) / used for its phonetic value in writing foreign words
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *汗* | 汗* | *汗
is it possible or not?
laudable
available / optional
(loanword) cocoa
evidently / clearly / no wonder / knowable
cannot
reversible / (math.) invertible
(of pandas, ducklings etc) adorable / cute
visualization
band-aid; sticking plaster
the young will be redoubtable in the years to come (idiom) / the younger generations will surpass us in time
inflammable
variable
small / unimportant / (polite) my humble person
not essential / dispensable
khan (loanword)
(idiom) inconceivable; unimaginable; unfathomable
desirable; worth having / (of a suggestion etc) commendable; worthy
not bad / satisfactory
pleasant / agreeable / a person after one's heart (charming person) / a gifted person
solubility
indelible
venerable
imminent / just around the corner (idiom)
(idiom) homeless
making one happy / gratifying / heartening
(idiom) invulnerable; indestructible; impregnable
lit. can be counted on one's fingers (idiom) / fig. very few
kindly / nice / amiable
(idiom) impossible to fault / impeccable
to be awfully (busy etc)
affable / genial
(idiom) to consider oneself unexcelled in the world; to be insufferably arrogant
having wealth equivalent to that of an entire nation (idiom) / extremely wealthy
inestimable / incalculable / beyond measure
(idiom) irremediable; unmanageable; out of hand; hopeless
No time to lose! (idiom)
lit. burn your hand, feel the heat (idiom) / fig. arrogance of the powerful / a mighty figure no-one dares approach / hot (exciting or in favor)
impassable / insurmountable / insuperable
(idiom) to refrain from going too far; to know when to stop
equivocal / ambiguous
imminent danger (idiom); approaching a crisis
lit. no antidote is possible (idiom); incurable / incorrigible / beyond redemption
gullible / easily bullied / weak
hard to come by / rare
comparable
Nicole Kidman (1967-), film actress
unable to restrain one's anger (idiom); in a towering rage
satisfying / to one's liking / to suit sb
Opportunity knocks but once. (idiom)
not a single one is dispensable / can't do without either

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