Usages of kěnéng
她 说 自己 好转 得 很 慢， 可能 这 两 天 都 不 能 出去。tā shuō zìjǐ hǎozhuǎn de hěn màn, kěnéng zhè liǎng tiān dōu bù néng chūqù.
She said she is recovering very slowly and probably won’t be able to go out for the next two days.
他 可能 已经 回 家 了。tā kěnéng yǐjīng huí jiā le.
He has probably already gone home.
要不是 她 出门 前 又 看 了 一下 门 有没有 锁 好， 我 可能 现在 还 在 担心。yàobúshì tā chūmén qián yòu kàn le yíxià mén yǒuméiyǒu suǒ hǎo, wǒ kěnéng xiànzài hái zài dānxīn.
If it weren’t for her checking again before going out whether the door was locked, I’d probably still be worried now.
我 的 充电器 可能 放 在 公司 了， 手机 快 没电 了。wǒ de chōngdiànqì kěnéng fàng zài gōngsī le, shǒujī kuài méidiàn le.
I may have left my charger at the company, and my phone is almost out of power.
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