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HSK
can / may / possible / able to / not bad / pretty good
HSK 2
but; however / (used for emphasis) indeed
HSK 2
adorable / cute / lovely
HSK 2
might (happen) / possible / probable / possibility / probability / maybe / perhaps / CL: 個|个
HSK 2
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *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
although; even though (often used correlatively with 可是 or 但是 etc)
HSK 2
reliable
HSK 3
awful / dreadful / fearful / formidable / frightful / scary / hideous / horrible / terrible / terribly
HSK 2
HSK 5
it is a pity / what a pity / unfortunately
HSK 5
it can clearly be seen (that this is the case) / it is (thus) clear / clear / visible
HSK 4
pitiful / pathetic / to have pity on
HSK 5
(idiom) inconceivable; unimaginable; unfathomable
HSK 7-9
amusing / entertaining / (loanword) cola
HSK 3
equivalent to 就可以 / can then (do sth) / can immediately (do sth) / (do sth) and that will suffice
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
to approve / approval / acknowledgment / OK
HSK 3
feasible
HSK 7-9
to allow / to permit
HSK 5
tasty; to taste good
HSK 7-9
inextricably linked (idiom) / inseparable
HSK 7-9
(coll.) exactly!; indeed; that's for sure
HSK 7-9
funny / ridiculous
HSK 7-9
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *可* | 可* | *可
used in 可汗
band-aid; sticking plaster
unavoidably
HSK 7-9
force majeure; act of God
cannot; should not; must not
shameful / disgraceful / ignominious
HSK 7-9
suspect; person under suspicion
variable
adjustable
uncountable noun (in grammar of European languages)
renewable (resource)
lit. you can sing or you can cry (idiom); fig. deeply moving / happy and sad / inspiring and tragic
HSK 7-9
may not
have no way out / have no alternative / abbr. to 無奈|无奈
HSK 7-9
countable set (math.) / denumerable set
indispensable
extremely possible / probable
gnosticism, the philosophical doctrine that everything about the universe is knowable
(loanword) scooter
sustainable
incurable / incorrigible / beyond cure / hopeless
inexpressible (idiom)
repulsive / vile / hateful / abominable
HSK 7-9
Coca-Cola
as far as possible; to the best of one's ability
(idiom) (it) goes without saying; can well be imagined
HSK 7-9
worth seeing / considerable; impressive; significant
HSK 7-9
lamentable
HSK 7-9
programmable
ubiquitous / commonplace / found everywhere
to have a promising future / to have bright prospects
possibility; probability
suspicious / dubious
HSK 7-9
sustainable development
countless / innumerable
countless / innumerable
agnosticism, the philosophical doctrine that some questions about the universe are in principle unanswerable
delicious / tasty
impassable / insurmountable / insuperable
good or not? / luckily / fortuitously
it could even be said
HSK 7-9
available / optional
impossible / cannot / not able
The Coca-Cola Company
can be used for
cannot be doubted (idiom)
can be seen everywhere
HSK 7-9
to be awfully (busy etc)
(idiom) homeless
HSK 7-9
having wealth equivalent to that of an entire nation (idiom) / extremely wealthy
once it gets started there's no stopping it
to be kept secret; not to be divulged
executable (computing)
recyclable
all are OK / both are OK / all can / both can / also can
may be done once and once only; just this once
worthy of celebration / gratifying / Congratulations!
visualization
countable noun (in grammar of European languages)
uncountable
(loanword) cocoa
easily obtained / readily available
(Tw) to review and approve
solubility
kindly / nice / amiable
refrain from hurting others, yet guard against those trying to hurt you (proverb)
one's contributions cannot go unnoticed (idiom)
unreliable
impossible to resist (idiom); an irresistible force
HSK 7-9
lit. mustn't speak of two things on the same day (idiom); not to be mentioned in the same breath / incomparable
irreversible
indispensable; essential
inviolable / inviolability
inexpressible (idiom) / beyond description

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