可以
Written kě yǐ, said ké yǐ — a third tone before another third tone is said as a second.
Meaning
- can
- may
- possible
How it's used
Permission or acceptability: 你可以走了 (you may go), 这儿可以抽烟吗? Answering "no" usually uses 不能 rather than 不可以, which sounds like a rule being quoted.
Example sentence
请说”可以“！
Please say ‘yes’!
Characters in 可以
- 可 kě can, may; -able, worth doing
- 以 yǐ by means of, using; to take as