可不

kěbù

adverb #2,114

Meanings

1 exactly
2 that’s right
3 indeed

Characters

Examples

可不是嘛！我也这么觉得。

Kě bù shì ma! Wǒ yě zhème juéde.

Exactly! I think so too.

“今天真冷啊。” “可不！”

"Jīntiān zhēn lěng a." "Kěbù!"

"It’s really cold today." "Indeed!"

Tips

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!'

register

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

Stroke Order

可 kě

不 bù