What do all these words have in common? 可爱 Kě ài, 可怜 kělián, 可怕 kěpà,可疑 kěyí? They all feature the character 可 Kě which acts as a special kind of verb.

In today's video lesson, we give you a method for learning new words that have a common character recurring in all of them. By using this method, you can really get the meaning and feeling of that word rather than always trying to find a 1 for 1 direct English translation. It will also allow you to learn new words a little bit quicker.

Here are the definitions of those harder words that were mentioned at the end:

可恶 despicable/vile
可行 doable
可恨 worthy of hate
可用 usable
可有可无 not essential
可喜可贺 worthy of celebration

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