HSK 6 · Society

许可 xǔkě “to permit” in Chinese

Said as xúkě

Traditional 許可

What 许可 means

  1. to permit
  2. to allow
  3. permission

How to say 许可

  • Pitch chart of the third tone: dips low then rises, 2 to 1 to 4 on the five-level scale许xǔ3rd tone, dipping
  • Pitch chart of the third tone: dips low then rises, 2 to 1 to 4 on the five-level scale可kě3rd tone, dipping

Said as xúkě. When two third tones meet, the first one rises into a second tone. You still write it with two third tones. How tone changes work

许可 in a sentence

  1. 我们有在这里停车的许可。

    Wǒmen yǒu zài zhèlǐ tíngchē de xǔkě.

    We have permission to park here.

    Sentence #6145401 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

  2. 若天气许可的话，派对将会在户外举行。

    Ruò tiānqì xǔkě dehuà, pàiduì jiāng huì zài hùwài jǔxíng.

    Weather permitting, the party will be held outdoors.

    Sentence #3739017 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

  3. 这两只鸟在没有建筑许可的情况下筑了巢。

    Zhè liǎng zhī niǎo zài méiyǒu jiànzhù xǔkě de qíngkuàng xià zhù le cháo.

    The two birds built a nest without a building permit.

    Sentence #10306024 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters

How 许可 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 许 (xǔ) with each of its parts in a different colour
许xǔto allow
  • 讠speech form of 言 · yánMeaning part
  • 午part of the characterSound part
The character 可 (kě) with each of its parts in a different colour
可kěcan; may; able to; -able
  • 丁part of the characterMeaning part
  • 口mouth · kǒuSound part

Memory aidPicture a mouth 口 saying yes: can, may.

How to write 许可

许 6 strokes · 可 5 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

许可 (xǔkě) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 许可 (xǔkě). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 许可

Words with 许

允许yǔnxǔ · to permit许多xǔduō · many也许yěxǔ · perhaps或许huòxǔ · perhaps

Words with 可

可以kěyǐ · can可能kěnéng · maybe可kě · but可爱kě'ài · cute可怜kělián · pitiful可惜kěxī · it is a pity可是kěshì · but可靠kěkào · reliable可怕kěpà · awful可见kějiàn · it can clearly be seen (that this is the case)

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FAQs

许可 (xǔkě) means “to permit” or “to allow”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it xǔkě: xǔ with a 3rd tone, then kě with a 3rd tone. In speech it sounds like xúkě. When two third tones meet, the first one rises into a second tone. You still write it with two third tones. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 许可 is written 許可. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type xuke with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 许可 from the suggestions. Typing xuke into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
许可 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.