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可靠

kě kào

HSK 3 · word 1649 of 3,000

Meaning

• reliable

Example sentence

Characters in 可靠

• 可 kě can, may; -able, worth doing
• 靠 kào to lean against or on

可 -able plus 靠, to lean on. Able to be leaned on, hence reliable.

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