HSK 5 vocabulary › 可靠
可靠
可靠 in English: reliable
kě kào
reliable
How to pronounce 可靠
kě kào (without tone marks: ke kao). kě is a third (low, dipping) tone; kào is a fourth (sharply falling) tone.
Characters in 可靠
可 kě
(prefix) can; may; able to; -able; to approve; to permit; to suit
(prefix) can; may; able to; -able; to approve; to permit; to suit
靠 kào
to lean against or on; to stand by the side of; to come near to
to lean against or on; to stand by the side of; to come near to
Example sentences with 可靠
| 他明白，保护名声最可靠的方法不是争吵，而是承担责任。 | from The Anonymous Online Posts |
Related words
| 可能 | kě néng | might (happen); possible | HSK 2 |
| 可以 | kě yǐ | can; may | HSK 2 |
| 可爱 | kě ài | adorable; cute | HSK 3 |
| 可怜 | kě lián | pitiful; pathetic | HSK 4 |
| 可是 | kě shì | but; however | HSK 4 |
| 可惜 | kě xī | it is a pity; what a pity | HSK 4 |
| 可见 | kě jiàn | it can clearly be seen (that this is the case); it is (thus) clear | HSK 5 |
| 可怕 | kě pà | awful; dreadful | HSK 5 |
| 宁可 | nìng kě | preferably; one would prefer to...(or not to...) | HSK 5 |
| 靠 | kào | to lean against or on; to stand by the side of | HSK 5 |