可不

kěbù

adverb #2,114

Meanings

HSK 2

“今天真冷啊。” “可不！”

" Jīntiān zhēn lěng a. " " Kěbù! "

"It's really cold today." "Indeed!"

HSK 6

可不是嘛！我也这么觉得。

Kěbùshì ma! Wǒ yě zhème juéde.

Exactly! I think so too.

grammar

可不 (or 可不是) is used to strongly agree with someone. It literally means 'how could it not be?' and functions as an emphatic 'yes, exactly!'

可不 is colloquial and conversational. It's common in northern Chinese speech.

可 kě

不 bù