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Words starting with K

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卡kǎto stop; to block咖啡kā fēicoffee (loanword); CL:杯[bēi]开kāito open (transitive or intransitive); (of ships, vehicles, troops etc) to start开车kāi chēto drive a car开发kāi fāto exploit (a resource); to open up (for development); to develop开放kāi fàngto bloom; to open开会kāi huìto hold a meeting; to attend a meeting开机kāi jīto start an engine; to boot up (a computer)开始kāi shǐto begin; beginning开玩笑kāi wán xiàoto play a joke; to make fun of; to joke开心kāi xīnto feel happy; to rejoice开学kāi xué(of a student) to start school; (of a semester) to begin开业kāi yèto open a business; to open a practice开展kāi zhǎnto launch; to develop看kānto look after; to take care of看病kàn bìngto visit a doctor; to see a patient看到kàn dàoto see看法kàn fǎway of looking at a thing; view看见kàn jiànto see; to catch sight of看起来kàn qǐ laiseemingly; apparently; looks as if; appears to be; gives the impression that; seems on the face of it to be看上去kàn shang quit would appear; it seems (that)康kānghealthy; peaceful考kǎoto check; to verify靠kàoto lean against or on; to stand by the side of考虑kǎo lǜto think over; to considerIn context考生kǎo shēngexam candidate; student whose name has been put forward for an exam考试kǎo shìto take an exam; exam考验kǎo yànto test; to put to the test科kēbranch of study; administrative section可kě(prefix) can; may; able to; -able; to approve; to permit渴kěthirsty克kèto be able to; to subdue刻kèquarter (hour); moment客kècustomer; visitor课kèsubject; course可爱kě àiadorable; cute课本kè běntextbook; CL:本[běn]课程kè chéngcourse; academic program; CL:堂[táng],節|节[jié],門|门[mén]克服kè fú(try to) overcome (hardships etc); to conquer客观kè guānobjective; impartial科技kē jìscience and technology可靠kě kàoreliable可乐kě lèamusing; entertaining可能kě néngmight (happen); possible可怕kě pàawful; dreadful客人kè rénvisitor; guest可是kě shìbut; however; (used for emphasis) indeed课堂kè tángclassroom; CL:間|间[jiān]课文kè wéntext; CL:篇[piān]科学kē xuéscience; scientific knowledge可以kě yǐcan; may空kōngempty; air恐kǒngafraid; frightened恐怕kǒng pàfear; to dread空气kōng qìair; atmosphere空儿kòng rspare time; free time空调kōng tiáoair conditioning; air conditioner (including units that have a heating mode)口kǒumouth; classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc)哭kūto cry; to weep苦kǔbitter; hardship