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这个可以用吗？
？ Can I use this?Practice path
Make this line survive without the page.
Start with the sound, then answer the authored recall prompts for this exact line. No browsing through the whole quiz set.
Current move
Hear it cold Listen first, then choose the Mandarin line before reading the page again.Listen first, then choose the Mandarin line before reading the page again.
Next这个可以用吗？ 02 What does 这个可以用吗？ mean?可以用 means can use or usable.
PracticeCan I use this? 03 Fill the pinyin for 可以用。可 and 以 are third tone; 用 is fourth tone.
Practicekě yǐ yòng 04 Which line asks permission or availability?It works when pointing at an object or tool.
Practice这个可以用吗？Scene
When to use it
Asking whether you can use a charger, cup, seat, bathroom, app, device, or tool.
Risk
safe
If the item belongs to someone personally, add 请问 or 可以借用一下吗.
Literal
This can use?
这个可以用吗 is a highly reusable permission and availability pattern. It saves beginners from needing a specific noun every time.
Mini dialogue
Hear the social move.
Play both lines, then say the second line without looking.
Contrast
Do not blur these together.
Recall prompts
Check whether it survived.
01 · What does 这个可以用吗？ mean?
Answer: Can I use this?
可以用 means can use or usable.
Practice this prompt02 · Fill the pinyin for 可以用。
Answer: kě yǐ yòng
可 and 以 are third tone; 用 is fourth tone.
Practice this prompt03 · Which line asks permission or availability?
Answer: 这个可以用吗？
It works when pointing at an object or tool.
Practice this prompt