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可靠

kě kào · ke kao

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 3Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. reliable
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The old car

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)的(de)旧车(jiùchē)可靠(kěkào)吗(ma)？

    Is your old car reliable?

  2. Dengdeng

    很(hěn)可靠(kěkào)，我(wǒ)开(kāi)了(le)十年(shínián)。

    Very reliable. I've driven it for ten years.

  3. Liangliang

    真的(zhēnde)？那(nà)它(tā)有没有(yǒuméiyǒu)问题(wèntí)？

    Really? Does it have no problems?

  4. Dengdeng

    除了(chúle)门(mén)。要(yào)用(yòng)脚(jiǎo)踢(tī)才(cái)能(néng)开(kāi)。

    Except the door. You have to kick it to open.

  5. Liangliang

    这(zhè)也(yě)叫(jiào)可靠(kěkào)？

    You call that reliable?

  6. Dengdeng

    对(duì)，我(wǒ)的(de)脚(jiǎo)很(hěn)可靠(kěkào)。

    Yes, my foot is very reliable.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)知(zhī)道(dào)汤(tāng)姆(mǔ)和(hé)玛(mǎ)丽(lì)可(kě)不(bu)可(kě)靠(kào)。

I wonder if Tom and Mary are dependable.

Tatoeba: Chinese by slo_oth · English by CT · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)件(jiàn)事(shì)是(shì)我(wǒ)透(tòu)过(guò)可(kě)靠(kào)的(de)消(xiāo)息(xi)来(lái)源(yuán)得(dé)知(zhī)的(de)。

I came to know this from some reliable sources.

Tatoeba: Chinese by cienias · English by sharris123 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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可
kě

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

靠
kào

to lean against or on; to stand by the side of

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