What does 可以 in Chinese mean?

What is the meaning of the word 可以 in Chinese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use 可以 in Chinese.

The word 可以 in Chinese means OK, may, can. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word 可以

OK

adjectivenoun (all right, permitted)

做餐馆服务员啊、酒吧招待员啊,都可以
Either as a waiter at a restaurant or a bartender, both are OK.

may

verb (have permission to)

可以肯定的說,他做生意一定永遠不會成功。
It may safely be said that he will never succeed in business.

can

verbadjective (may)

我已經做完了一半工作,現在可以休息一下了。
I've done half the work, and now I can take a break.

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第1款意在确保混集物或制成物上的混合资产的担保权,即便这些资产不再可以确定,仍然存在于混集物或制成物上。
Paragraph 1 is intended to ensure that a security right in assets commingled in a mass or product, even though they are no longer identifiable, continues in the mass or product.
最后,虽然秘书长呼吁的会议可为讨论搭建有益的平台,但巴基斯坦与许多其他国家建议的裁军问题第四届特别联大,其实可以更好地促进振兴裁谈会,推动多边裁军措施的切实努力。
Last, while the meeting called by the Secretary-General could provide a useful platform for discussions, substantive efforts to revitalize the Conference and take forward multilateral disarmament measures would be better served by convening a fourth special session on disarmament, as proposed by Pakistan along with a number of other countries.
13,14.( 甲)从什么事上,我们可以看出耶和华通情达理?(
13, 14. (a) How does Jehovah demonstrate reasonableness?
我是否可以认为大会注意到这些条款?
May I take it that the Assembly takes note of those provisions?
不过,各实体可以在其他出版物上发布另外的通知,它们通常也是这么做的(常常以纸质形式和通过其他电子媒介)。
However, entities may publish additional notices in other publications and usually do so (often in hard copy form and in additional electronic media).
像我们大部分人一样,保罗深知性欲可以是多么强大的一股力量。
Paul was aware, as most of us are, of what a powerful force sexual desire can be.
这种补助金可以减轻了多子女父母的经济负担,使父母在该补助金发放期间能够提前从事有酬活动。
In most of the federal provinces there are “family grants”, especially for families with many children, which are meant as a financial relief to parents with several children, as well as to make it possible for one parent to forego any gainful activity for the time during which this grant is paid
并不是因为它们有益处,而是因为它们可以买得到。
Not that they were any good, but they were there.
你 那裡 有 沒 有 可以 幫忙 讀寫 能力 訓練 的 義工 啊?
Yeah, say, do you have any volunteers who help with literacy training?
可以 是 任何人 蘭戈
I could be anyone.
民警和军事观察员现在正在参加三项联合国和平活动,士兵可以随时作为一个混合部队部署。
Civilian police and military observers are now participating in three United Nations peace operations, and troops are ready for deployment as part of a composite unit
系統分析師可以了解整個系統。
System analysts can help with understanding the overall system.
因此,子女的数量也可以代表其他和贫穷紧密相关但较难作为目标特征的变量。
As such the number of children can also be used as proxy for other variables closely associated with poverty but which may be more difficult as a characteristic for targeting
虽然实现秘书处预期成绩不能完全归因于秘书处,因为其他利益攸关方亦对预期成绩有所贡献,但可以说秘书处开展的活动和交付的产出和服务(如果设计适当并切实执行)有助于取得上述成果。
While the attainment of expected accomplishments of the Secretariat cannot be attributed exclusively to the Secretariat, as other stakeholders also contribute to the expected accomplishments, it is nevertheless plausible to claim that the activities undertaken and the outputs and services delivered by the Secretariat — when properly designed and effectively implemented — contribute to those results.
这项原则可以被看作是一切人权的基石,在遵守这项原则方面,可以对所有国家进行问责。
All States can be held accountable for complying with this principle, which can be seen as the cornerstone of all human rights
在这方面,可以特别寻求人权高专办和儿童基金会的技术援助。
Technical assistance from, inter alia, OHCHR and UNICEF could be requested in this regard
我们可以怎样清楚说明经文的意义?[《
In what ways can we make clear the application of scriptures we read?
在与欧洲联盟的谈判中,土耳其本可以坚持以批准《公约》作为同意收容跨越其边界大规模流动的绝大部分人口的条件之一,从而使批准《公约》的国家显著增加。
In its negotiations with the European Union, Turkey could have insisted on ratification as one of the conditions for its agreement to host the vast portion of the mass movement of persons across its borders, which would have resulted in a significant increase in ratifications.
因此,大家可以看到,该机制本身包括了一些重大的规定,基本上掌握和平与安全问题。
We can see therefore that the Mechanism contains robust provisions for dealing with questions related to peace and security.
这包括儿基会作为人道主义教育小组共同牵头机构的作用,一些代表团说,这可以作为联合国与非政府组织在其他小组的伙伴关系的模式。
This included the role of UNICEF as a co-lead of the humanitarian education cluster, which some said could serve as a model for United Nations partnerships with non-governmental organizations in other clusters.
红十字国际委员会在冲突中明确表示,在任何时候都必须可以撤离伤员。
ICRC made it clear during the conflict that it must be possible to evacuate wounded at all times
委员会可根据缔约国依照本条所提供的解释或陈述撤消其关于申诉可以受理的决定。
The Committee may revoke its decision that a complaint is admissible in the light of any explanations or statements thereafter submitted by the State party pursuant to this rule.
但我认为,既然第4段指出裁军审议委员会在2005年没有举行任何实质性会议,我们或许可以在第7段中缩短联合王国同事建议的措辞,因此该段这样开始:
But I believe that, since paragraph 4 states that the Disarmament Commission did not hold any substantive meetings in 2005, perhaps in paragraph 7 we could shorten the wording proposed by our colleague from the United Kingdom, so that the paragraph would begin:
当我说,“如果市长们可以统治这个世界”, 当我第一次想到这个说法的时候, 我突然认识到,他们其实已经这样做了。
When I say if mayors ruled the world, when I first came up with that phrase, it occurred to me that actually, they already do.
经过长时间讨论,终于达成我希望大家都可以接受的解决办法。
After prolonged discussions we finally found a solution that I hope is acceptable to all.

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