kěbù

可不

Word · Adverb

exactly; that's right; you said it

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

adverb

exactly; that's right; used to express strong agreement

informal

Used in conversation to emphatically confirm what the other person has just said. Often interchangeable with '可不是'. It conveys a sense of 'You've got it exactly right.'

AA
 :
Jīn
tiān今
zhēn天
rè真
a热
B啊
 。
Kě
bùB
 :
děi
yǒu可
sān不
 ,
shí得
wǔ有
liù三
dù十
le五
 六
 度
 了
 。

A: It's really hot today. B: Exactly, it must be thirty-five or thirty-six degrees.

AA
 :
Zhè
huór这
gàn活
qǐ儿
lái干
kě起
bù来
qīng可
sōng不
B轻
Kě松
 。
bù
lèiB
 :
de
wǒ可
yāo不
 ,
dōu累
zhí得
bù我
qǐ腰
lái都
le直
 不
 起
 来
 了
 。

A: This job is really not easy. B: You said it, I'm so tired my back can't even straighten up.

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AA
 :
Tā
zuì他
jìn最
jìn近
bù进
hěn步
dà很
B大
 。
Kě
bùB
 :
dōu
dāng可
shàng不
 ,
zǔ都
zhǎng当
le上
 组
 长
 了
 。

A: He has improved a lot recently. B: That's right, he even became a team leader.