可能性

kěnéngxìng

noun #2,872

Meanings

1 possibility
2 likelihood
3 probability

Characters

nature; -ness (suffix)

Examples

这种可能性很小。

Zhèzhǒng kěnéngxìng hěnxiǎo.

This possibility is very small.

我们不能排除这个可能性。

Wǒmen bùnéng páichú zhège kěnéngxìng.

We can't rule out this possibility.

成功的可能性有多大？

Chénggōng de kěnéngxìng yǒu duō dà?

How likely is success?

Tips

grammar

The suffix 性 (-xìng) turns adjectives/verbs into abstract nouns: 可能 (possible) → 可能性 (possibility), 重要 → 重要性 (importance).

Stroke Order

可 kě

能 néng

性 xìng