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Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

可能性 [kěnéngxìng]
  1. 1. possibility; potential; chance;likelihood;odds
    这种可能性不大。
    The possibility is very small. or There isn't much possibility of that happening.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

可能性 [kěnéngxìng]
  1. 1. 能成为事实的肯定程度。
    有多种可能性
    同意你脱产进修的可能性不大。

Examples

成败的可能性各半。
The chances of success are fifty-fifty.
估算到几种可能性
reckon with several possibilities
不能排除这种可能性
cannot rule out this possibility
双方达成协议的可能性是微乎其微的。
There is hardly any possibility of the two parties reaching agreement.
中国队在这一组中出线的可能性几乎为零。
The Chinese has zero chance of winning in this group, and qualifying for the next round.
你不及格的可能性近乎为零。
The chances of you failing this exam are little short of zero.
上面我们分析了各种可能性
As can be seen above, we have made an analysis of all possibilities.
他夺冠的可能性微乎其微。
There is very little possibility of his becoming the champion.

Word Decomposition


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