肯 kěn to agree; to consentto be willing to Example sentences 我问他为什么?但是他不肯说。 wǒ wèn tā wèishénme? dànshì tā bù kěn shuō. I asked him why but he refused to say 你为什么就不肯帮她一下呢? nǐ wèishénme jiù bù kěn bāng tā yī xià ne? Why would not you help her a bit?