Dictionary - results for can

Simplified	Traditional	Pinyin	English
可	可	kě	- can - may - able to - to approve - to permit - to suit - (particle used for emphasis) certainly - very
堪	堪	kān	- to endure - may - can
会	會	huì	- can - to be possible - to be able to - will - to be likely to - to be sure to - to assemble - to meet - to gather - to see - union - group - association - CL:個\|个[ge4] - a moment (Taiwan pr. for this sense is [hui3])
罐	罐	guàn	- can - jar - pot
能	能	néng	- can - to be able to - might possibly - ability - (physics) energy
可以	可以	kěyǐ	- can - may - possible - able to - not bad - pretty good
罐头	罐頭	guàntou	- tin - can - CL:個\|个[ge4]
能够	能夠	nénggòu	- to be capable of - to be able to - can
桶	桶	tǒng	- bucket - (trash) can - barrel (of oil etc) - CL:個\|个[ge4],隻\|只[zhi1]
倾尽	傾盡	qīngjìn	- to do all one can - to give all one has
力争	力爭	lìzhēng	- to work hard for - to do all one can - to contend strongly
即可	即可	jíkě	- equivalent to 就可以 - can then (do sth) - can immediately (do sth) - (do sth) and that will suffice
去得	去得	qùde	- can go
只能	只能	zhǐnéng	- can only - obliged to do sth - to have no other choice
可作	可作	kězuò	- can be used for
可分	可分	kěfēn	- can be divided (into parts) - one can distinguish (several types)
可望	可望	kěwàng	- can be expected (to) - to be expected (to) - hopefully (happening)
喷桶	噴桶	pēntǒng	- watering can
均可	均可	jūnkě	- all are OK - both are OK - all can - both can - also can
堪称	堪稱	kānchēng	- can be rated as - can be said to be
奋力	奮力	fènlì	- to do everything one can - to spare no effort - to strive
好比	好比	hǎobǐ	- to be just like - can be compared to
得以	得以	déyǐ	- able to - so that sb can - enabling - in order to - finally in a position to - with sth in view
方能	方能	fāngnéng	- can then (and only then)
会否	會否	huìfǒu	- can or cannot - is it possible?
水壶	水壺	shuǐhú	- kettle - canteen - watering can
犹言	猶言	yóuyán	- can be compared to - is the same as
算话	算話	suànhuà	- (of sb's words) to count - can be trusted
能否	能否	néngfǒu	- whether or not - can it or can't it - is it possible?
莫非	莫非	mòfēi	- can it be possible that - could it be
蚕丛	蠶叢	CánCóng	- Can Cong, legendary creator of silk and sericulture
顶缸	頂缸	dǐnggāng	- to take the blame - to be a scapegoat - to carry the can
不失为	不失為	bùshīwéi	- can still be considered (to be...) - may after all be accepted as
喷水壶	噴水壺	pēnshuǐhú	- watering can - sprinkling can
垃圾桶	垃圾桶	lājītǒng	- rubbish bin - trash can - garbage can - Taiwan pr. [le4 se4 tong3]
垃圾箱	垃圾箱	lājīxiāng	- rubbish can - garbage can - trash can
戳得住	戳得住	chuōdezhù	- up to it - can stand the test
早早儿	早早兒	zǎozǎor	- as soon as possible - as early as one can
易拉罐	易拉罐	yìlāguàn	- pull-top can - easy-open can (with ring-pull)
易开罐	易開罐	yìkāiguàn	- pull-top can - easy-open can (with ring-pull)
有办法	有辦法	yǒubànfǎ	- can find methods - resourceful - creative
看得见	看得見	kàndéjiàn	- can see - visible
说得上	說得上	shuōdeshàng	- can be counted or regarded as - to be able to tell or answer - to deserve mention
及时行乐	及時行樂	jíshíxínglè	- to enjoy the present (idiom); to live happily with no thought for the future - make merry while you can - carpe diem
可望有成	可望有成	kěwàngyǒuchéng	- can be expected to be a success
因陋就简	因陋就簡	yīnlòujiùjiǎn	- crude but simple methods (idiom); use whatever methods you can - to do things simply and thriftily - It's not pretty but it works.
对酒当歌	對酒當歌	duìjiǔdānggē	- lit. sing to accompany wine (idiom); fig. life is short, make merry while you can
有得一比	有得一比	yǒudéyībǐ	- can be compared - to be very similar
本性难移	本性難移	běnxìngnányí	- It is hard to change one's essential nature (idiom). You can't change who you are. - Can the leopard change his spots? (Jeremiah 13:23)
比比皆是	比比皆是	bǐbǐjiēshì	- can be found everywhere
玩儿得转	玩兒得轉	wánrdézhuàn	- can handle it - up to the task
罐头起子	罐頭起子	guàntouqǐzi	- can opener
能伸能屈	能伸能屈	néngshēnnéngqū	- can bow and submit, or can stand tall (idiom, from Book of Changes); ready to give and take - flexible
能屈能伸	能屈能伸	néngqūnéngshēn	- can bow and submit, or can stand tall (idiom, from Book of Changes); ready to give and take - flexible
能歌善舞	能歌善舞	nénggēshànwǔ	- can sing and dance (idiom); fig. a person of many talents
能说会道	能說會道	néngshuōhuìdào	- can talk really well (idiom); the gift of the gab
适可而止	適可而止	shìkěérzhǐ	- to stop before going too far (idiom); to stop while one can - don't overdo it - stop while you're ahead
雅俗共赏	雅俗共賞	yǎsúgòngshǎng	- can be enjoyed by scholars and lay-people alike (idiom)
可遇不可求	可遇不可求	kěyùbùkěqiú	- can be discovered but not sought (idiom) - one can only come across such things serendipitously
今朝有酒今朝醉	今朝有酒今朝醉	jīnzhāoyǒujiǔjīnzhāozuì	- to live in the moment (idiom) - to live every day as if it were one's last - to enjoy while one can
比上不足比下有余	比上不足比下有餘	bǐshàngbùzúbǐxiàyǒuyú	- to fall short of the best but be better than the worst - can pass muster
只可意会，不可言传	只可意會，不可言傳	zhǐkěyìhuì,bùkěyánchuán	- can be understood, but not described (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子\|庄子); mysterious and subtle
可以意会，不可言传	可以意會，不可言傳	kěyǐyìhuì,bùkěyánchuán	- can be understood, but not described (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子\|庄子); mysterious and subtle
江山易改，本性难移	江山易改，本性難移	jiāngshānyìgǎi,běnxìngnányí	- it is easier to change mountains and rivers than to alter one's character (idiom) - you can't change who you are - Can the leopard change his spots?