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  • 1

    v.agree; consent

    • wǒ quàn le bàn tiān tā cái kěn le

      半天

      He did not agree until I had talked to him for a long time.

    • nǐ kěn bù kěn ne

      Do you agree?

    • tā wèi shén me bù kěn lái ne

      为什么

      Why won't he come?

  • 2

    v.be willing to; be ready to

    • qīng nián rén zuì kěn xué xí le

      青年人学习

      Young people are most eager to learn.

    • wǒ shén me gōng zuò dōu kěn gàn

      什么工作

      I am willing to do any work.

    • tā bù kěn jiàn wǒ men

      我们

      He's not willing to meet us.

  • 3

    v.dialtend to; be prone to; often

    • tiě kěn shēng xiù

      Iron rusts easily.

    • zhè lǐ dōng tiān kěn guā fēng ne

      这里冬天

      It's windy here in winter.

    • nán fāng kěn xià yǔ

      南方下雨

      It often rains in the south.

  • 4

    n.fmlmeat/flesh attached to bone

    • zhòng kěn

      be to the point

    • kěn qìng

      bone joints

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Chinese Characters with pinyin kěn

  • gnaw; take great pains with one's studies
  • earnestly; request
  • cultivate
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