可有可无 — “Something that is not essential or important”
可有可无 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Something that is not essential or important”. Dispensable; optional. Literally, “can have, can not have”.
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可有可无 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- 可kě
- 有yǒu
- 可kě
- 无wú
可有可无 Character Breakdown
Example Sentence with 可有可无
在团队合作中，每个人的贡献都很重要，没有谁是可有可无的。
In teamwork, everyone's contribution is important; no one is dispensable.
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More idioms starting with 可
- kě可yī一ér而bù不kě可zài再once in a lifetime opportunity
- kě可dīng丁kě可mǎo卯just right
- kě可chéng乘zhī之jī机exploitable opportunity
- kě可chéng乘zhī之xì隙exploitable weakness or opportunity
- kě可yǐ以yì意huì会，，bù不kě可yán言chuán传understood intuitively, not expressed in words
- kě可fā发yī一jué噱truly amusing or laughable
- kě可tóng同huàn患，，nán难chu处ān安share adversity, not prosperity
- kě可xǐ喜kě可è愕both delightful and astonishing
- kě可xǐ喜kě可hè贺worthy of joy and congratulations
- kě可xīn心rù如yì意to one's heart's content
- kě可lián怜xī兮xī兮looking pitiful and pathetic
- kě可lián怜bā巴bā巴piteous and pathetic
Questions about 可有可无
- What does 可有可无 mean?
- 可有可无 (kě yǒu kě wú) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Something that is not essential or important”.
- How do you pronounce 可有可无?
- 可有可无 is pronounced kě yǒu kě wú in Mandarin Chinese.
- What does 可有可无 literally mean?
- Literally, 可有可无 means “can have, can not have”. It is used to mean “Something that is not essential or important”.
- What is the Chinese definition of 可有可无?
- 可以有，也可以没有。指有没有都无关紧要。