Word: 可能 (kěnéng)

不可能找得到答案。

Bù kěnéng zhǎo dedào dá'àn.

It was impossible to find an answer.

中午到达那里是不可能的。

Zhōngwǔ dàodá nàli shì bù kěnéng de.

It's impossible to get there by noon.

中暑可能会让人头晕。

Zhòngshǔ kěnéng huì ràng rén tóuyūn.

Heatstroke can make a person dizzy.

为了读学位，我可能得借一笔学生贷款。

Wèile dú xuéwèi, wǒ kěnéng de jiè yì bǐ xuésheng dàikuǎn.

I might have to borrow a student loan to study for my degree.

人不知道未来可能发生什么事。

Rén bù zhīdào wèilái kěnéng fāshēng shénme shì.

Nobody knows what will happen in the future.

人们可能不记得那件事了。

Rénmen kěnéng bú jìde nà jiàn shì le.

People may not remember that.

什么事都有可能。

Shénme shì dōu yǒu kěnéng.

Anything might happen.

今天不可能下雨。

Jīntiān bù kěnéng xiàyǔ.

There is no chance of rain today.

今天可能下雨。

Jīntiān kěnéng xiàyǔ.

It may rain today.

今天可能会下雨。

Jīntiān kěnéng huì xiàyǔ.

It might rain today.

今天很可能会下雨。

Jīntiān hěn kěnéng huì xiàyǔ.

It is likely to rain today.

他上学很可能会迟到。

Tā shàngxué hěn kěnéng huì chídào.

He is likely to be late for school.

他不可能做那种事。

Tā bù kěnéng zuò nàzhǒng shì.

He cannot have done such a thing.

他不可能成功。

Tā bù kěnéng chénggōng.

He is not likely to succeed.

他不可能来。

Tā bù kěnéng lái.

There's no possibility of his coming.

他不可能生病了。

Tā bù kěnéng shēngbìng le.

He can't be ill.

他今天可能会来。

Tā jīntiān kěnéng huì lái.

He may come today.

他今天晚上可能来看我们。

Tā jīntiān wǎnshang kěnéng láikàn wǒmen.

He may come and see us tonight.

他们可能会自行回家。

Tāmen kěnéng huì zìxíng huíjiā.

They may go home by themselves.

他们可能在等交警吧。

Tāmen kěnéng zài děng jiāojǐng ba.

They're probably waiting for the traffic police.

他们可能有点什么。

Tāmen kěnéng yǒudiǎn shénme.

Maybe they have something.

他们可能错过了火车。

Tāmen kěnéng cuòguòle huǒchē.

They may have missed the train.

他们没有什么可能会结婚。

Tāmen méiyǒu shénme kěnéng huì jiéhūn.

They're unlikely to get married.

他可能不会来了。

Tā kěnéng búhuì láile.

He probably won't come.

他可能不来了。

Tā kěnéng bù láile.

He may not come.

他可能不高兴。

Tā kěnéng bù gāoxìng.

He may not be happy.

他可能会不高兴。

Tā kěnéng huì bù gāoxìng.

He might not be happy.

他可能发生了什么事情。

Tā kěnéng fāshēngle shénme shìqing.

Something may have happened to him.

他可能喜欢他的工作。

Tā kěnéng xǐhuan tā de gōngzuò.

It may be that he likes his job.

他可能已经好几天没吃东西了。

Tā kěnéng yǐjīng hǎo jǐtiān méi chī dōngxi le.

He might not have eaten for days.

他可能已经离开京都了。

Tā kěnéng yǐjīng líkāi Jīngdū le.

Maybe he's already left Kyoto.

他可能已经迷失了。

Tā kěnéng yǐjīng míshīle.

He might have lost his way.

他可能很快就到了。

Tā kěnéng hěn kuài jiù dàole.

He is likely to arrive soon.

他可能成为一个棒球选手。

Tā kěnéng chéngwéi yí gè bàngqiú xuǎnshǒu.

He may become a baseball player.

他可能搭错火车了。

Tā kěnéng dā cuò huǒchē le.

He may have taken the wrong train.

他可能是从另一条路回到了家。

Tā kěnéng shì cóng lìng yìtiáo lù huídàole jiā.

He might have returned home from another route.

他可能病了。

Tā kěnéng bìng le.

He may have been ill.

他可能误解你了。

Tā kěnéng wùjiě nǐ le.

He may have misunderstood you.

他可能迷路了。

Tā kěnéng mílù le.

He may have lost his way.

他可能错过了火车。

Tā kěnéng cuòguòle huǒchē.

He may have missed the train.

他寻找一切可能的逃生途径。

Tā xúnzhǎo yíqiè kěnéng de táoshēng tújìng.

He looked for every possible means of escape.

他很可能会被解雇。

Tā hěn kěnéng huì bèi jiěgù.

He may well be fired.

他很可能知道我喜欢他。

Tā hěn kěnéng zhīdào wǒ xǐhuan tā.

He probably knows I like him.

他很可能赢得比赛。

Tā hěn kěnéng yíngdé bǐsài.

He'll probably win the match.

他担心他可能会迟到。

Tā dānxīn tā kěnéng huì chídào.

He's afraid that he might be late.

他明天下午可能会来。

Tā míngtiān xiàwǔ kěnéng huì lái.

He may come tomorrow afternoon.

他有可能已经得知这消息。

Tā yǒu kěnéng yǐjīng dézhī zhè xiāoxi.

The chances are he's already heard the news.

他有可能赢得比赛。

Tā yǒu kěnéng yíngdé bǐsài.

He is likely to win the game.

他有可能辞职吗？

Tā yǒu kěnéng cízhí ma?

Is there any possibility of his resigning?

他的故事不可能是假的。

Tā de gùshi bù kěnéng shì jiǎ de.

His story can't be false.

他的故事不可能是真的。

Tā de gùshi bù kěnéng shì zhēnde.

His story cannot be true.

他说很可能会下雨。

Tā shuō hěn kěnéng huì xiàyǔ.

He observed that we should probably have rain coming.

他说的不可能是真的。

Tā shuō de bù kěnéng shì zhēnde.

What he said cannot be true.

任何任务都可能变得费力。

Rènhé rènwu dōu kěnéng biànde fèilì.

Any task may become painful.

伤口红肿，可能是炎症引起的。

Shāngkǒu hóngzhǒng, kěnéng shì yánzhèng yǐnqǐ de.

The wound is red and swollen, which may be caused by inflammation.

但你很可能猜得到会发生什么。

Dàn nǐ hěn kěnéng cāi dédào huì fāshēng shénme.

You can probably guess what happens though.

你不可能吃完所有的饼干。

Nǐ bù kěnéng chī wán suǒyǒu de bǐnggān.

You cannot eat all the cookies.

你可能不记得我了，但我记得你。

Nǐ kěnéng bú jìde wǒ le, dàn wǒ jìde nǐ.

You may not remember me, but I remember you.

你可能会见到他。

Nǐ kěnéng huì jiàndào tā.

You might meet him.

你可能听说过。

Nǐ kěnéng tīngshuōguo.

You may have heard of that.

你可能已经看过这本书。

Nǐ kěnéng yǐjīng kànguo zhè běn shū.

You may have read this book already.

你可能得帮她。

Nǐ kěnéng de bāng tā.

You may have to help her.

你可能是对的。

Nǐ kěnéng shì duì de.

You may be right.

你可能比你想的更聪明。

Nǐ kěnéng bǐ nǐ xiǎng de gèng cōngming.

You're probably smarter than you think.

你可能能在那里见到我。

Nǐ kěnéng néng zài nàli jiàndào wǒ.

You might see me there.

你可能跟我不同意。

Nǐ kěnéng gēn wǒ bù tóngyì.

You may disagree with me.

你可能需要后退几步。

Nǐ kěnéng xūyào hòutuì jǐ bù.

You may want to take a few steps back.

你应该知道这是不可能的。

Nǐ yīnggāi zhīdào zhè shì bù kěnéng de.

You should know that's impossible.

你应该知道那是不可能的吧。

Nǐ yīnggāi zhīdào nà shì bù kěnéng de ba.

You know that isn't possible, don't you?

你怎么可能会说这种语言？

Nǐ zěnme kěnéng huì shuō zhèzhǒng yǔyán?

How come you're able to speak this language?

你总是很累，可能是亚健康吧？

Nǐ zǒngshì hěn lèi, kěnéng shì yàjiànkāng ba?

You're always tired, so maybe it's sub-health?

你收到这封信可能会有点惊讶。

Nǐ shōudào zhè fēng xìn kěnéng huì yǒudiǎn jīngyà.

You may be surprised to receive this letter.

你有可能不得不那么做。

Nǐ yǒu kěnéng bùdébú nàme zuò.

There's a possibility you'll have to do that.

你有可能不知道这事。

Nǐ yǒu kěnéng bù zhīdào zhè shì.

It's possible that you don't know this.

你让我做不可能做到的事情。

Nǐ ràng wǒ zuò bù kěnéng zuòdào de shìqing.

You ask me to do the impossible.

假设李先生从来没来过这里的话，那他怎么可能是凶手呢？

Jiǎshè Lǐ xiānsheng cóngláiméi láiguo zhèlǐ dehuà, nà tā zěnme kěnéng shì xiōngshǒu ne?

Supposing Mr Li had never been here, then how could he be the killer?

做那个可能不安全。

Zuò nàge kěnéng bù ānquán.

It probably won't be safe to do that.

做那种事的话，他可能会被炒。

Zuò nàzhǒng shì dehuà, tā kěnéng huì bèi chǎo.

He might get fired if he does that.

全知是不可能的。

Quán zhī shì bù kěnéng de.

It's not possible to know everything.

其他人说它甚至可能是有益的。

Qítā rén shuō tā shènzhì kěnéng shì yǒuyì de.

Others say it may even be beneficial.

减肥不可能马上见效，要有耐心。

Jiǎnféi bù kěnéng mǎshàng jiànxiào, yào yǒu nàixīn.

Weight loss can't show results right away, so be patient.

别异想天开了，这不可能！

Bié yìxiǎngtiānkāi le, zhè bù kěnéng!

Stop dreaming up wild ideas, this is impossible!

前面可能有埋伏，大家小心点！

Qiánmiàn kěnéng yǒu máifú, dàjiā xiǎoxīn diǎn!

There may be an ambush ahead, so everyone be careful!

医生们警告我们可能的危险。

Yīshēngmen jǐnggào wǒmen kěnéng de wēixiǎn.

Doctors warn us of possible danger.

医生可能说过。

Yīshēng kěnéng shuōguo.

The doctor may have said so.

单边行动可能会引起争议。

Dānbiān xíngdòng kěnéng huì yǐnqǐ zhēngyì.

Unilateral action may cause controversy.

只顾赚钱，不可能有可持续发展。

Zhǐgù zhuànqián, bù kěnéng yǒu kěchíxùfāzhǎn.

If you only care about making money, there can be no sustainable development.

可能会下雨。

Kěnéng huì xiàyǔ.

It might rain.

可能会下雨，我们应该带伞。

Kěnéng huì xiàyǔ, wǒmen yīnggāi dài sǎn.

It might rain. We should take umbrellas with us.

可能你工作得太拼命？

Kěnéng nǐ gōngzuò de tài pīnmìng?

Maybe you are working too hard.

可能你应该放弃。

Kěnéng nǐ yīnggāi fàngqì.

Maybe you should just give up.

可能只是巧合。

Kěnéng zhǐshì qiǎohé.

It could be just a coincidence.

可能含有坚果。

Kěnéng hányǒu jiānguǒ.

May contain nuts.

可能我需要睡会。

Kěnéng wǒ xūyào shuì huì.

Maybe I just need some sleep.

可能整个周末都下雨。

Kěnéng zhěnggè zhōumò dōu xiàyǔ.

It's likely to rain all weekend.

可能明天吧。

Kěnéng míngtiān ba.

Maybe tomorrow.

可能是值得的。

Kěnéng shì zhíde de.

Perhaps it was worth it.

可能是其他人吗？

Kěnéng shì qítā rén ma?

Who else could it be?

可能是发生交通事故了吧。

Kěnéng shì fāshēng jiāotōng shìgù le ba.

There's probably been a traffic accident.

可能现在该打开它。

Kěnéng xiànzài gāi dǎkāi tā.

Maybe we should open it now.