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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 可否

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
可否 kě fǒu - is it possible or not?

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 8,690 14,724 9,443

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
- (prefix) can; may; able to; -able
- to approve; to permit
- to suit
- (particle used for emphasis) certainly; very
- but; however
- used in 可汗[ke4 han2]
fǒu- to negate
- to deny
- not
- clogged
- evil

Other Words Containing 可否

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
可否 - - 8,690 14,724 9,443
不置可否 - - 43,419 34,605 56,815