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许可

xǔ kě · xu ke

Traditional 許可

HSK 5Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. to allow
  2. to permit
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  1. Dengdeng

    门上(ménshàng)写着(xiězhe)：未经(wèijīng)许可(xǔkě)，不得(bùdé)进入(jìnrù)。

    The door says: no entry without permission.

  2. Liangliang

    许可(xǔkě)是(shì)什么(shénme)意思(yìsi)？

    What does 许可 mean?

  3. Dengdeng

    就是(jiùshì)同意(tóngyì)。没有(méiyǒu)人(rén)的(de)许可(xǔkě)，我们(wǒmen)不能(bùnéng)进(jìn)。

    It means agree. Without someone's permission, we cannot go in.

  4. Liangliang

    我们(wǒmen)去(qù)问问(wènwèn)管理员(guǎnlǐyuán)，他(tā)许可(xǔkě)了(le)才(cái)行(xíng)。

    Let's ask the manager. We can go in if he permits it.

  5. Dengdeng

    管理员(guǎnlǐyuán)说(shuō)许可(xǔkě)了(le)，请(qǐng)进(jìn)。

    The manager said OK. Please go in.

  6. Liangliang

    打开(dǎkāi)一看(yīkàn)，里面(lǐmiàn)只有(zhǐyǒu)一堆(yīduī)纸箱(zhǐxiāng)！

    We opened it, and there is only a pile of boxes!

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2 examples
01

若(ruò)天(tiān)气(qì)许(xǔ)可(kě)的(de)话(huà)，派(pài)对(duì)将(jiāng)会(huì)在(zài)户(hù)外(wài)举(jǔ)行(xíng)。

The party will be held outdoors, weather permitting.

Tatoeba: Chinese by egg0073 · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)们(men)有(yǒu)在(zài)这(zhè)里(lǐ)停(tíng)车(chē)的(de)许(xǔ)可(kě)。

We got permission to park here.

Tatoeba: Chinese by verdastelo9604 · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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