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kě néng · ke neng

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

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它(tā)可(kě)能(néng)永(yǒng)远(yuǎn)都(dōu)不(bú)会(huì)发(fā)生(shēng)。

It may never happen.

Tatoeba: Chinese by verdastelo9604 · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

明(míng)天(tiān)可(kě)能(néng)会(huì)下(xià)雨(yǔ)，你(nǐ)最(zuì)好(hǎo)带(dài)把(bǎ)伞(sǎn)。

It might rain tomorrow; you'd better bring an umbrella.

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(prefix) can; may; able to; -able; to approve; to permit

can; to be able to

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