Possibility with 可能
Learn Possibility with 可能 with practical HSK 2 examples, focus vocabulary, common pitfalls, and targeted cloze practice.
Pattern
可能 + verb phrase
Use this HSK 2 pattern to make sentence structure, scope, or emphasis explicit instead of relying on word-for-word English order.
明天可能下雨。
When to use Possibility with 可能
Read 可能 + verb phrase as a sentence tool, not just as vocabulary. First locate the main action or claim, then ask what 可能 adds to it.
他可能已经走了。
He may have already left.
这可能不是好办法。
This may not be a good method.
Common traps
- Do not translate 可能 + verb phrase mechanically from English; check the Chinese word order first.
- Keep 可能 close to the part of the sentence it controls.
- Do not overuse the pattern in every sentence; use it when it adds a clear role.
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