可
kě
I v.
1) can; may
2) need
3) be worth; be worthy of
4) approve
5) fit; suit
6) be estimated at
II conj.
but; yet
III pref.
able
IV adv.
1) in contrast to before
这回你可猜中了。 This time you've guessed right.
2) actually; on the contrary
我可没去。 Actually, I didn't go.
这可不是闹着玩儿的。 This is no joke.
3) coll. all; entire; full; throughout
可一街 the entire street
V cons.
可 A 可 B: sometimes A, sometimes B; either A or B (where AB forms an antithetical expression)
可左可右 either left or right