meaning - 也许 vs 或许 vs 可能 usage - Chinese Language Stack Exchange 2 I checked the meaning for all 3 words and it appears that: 也许 = maybe, perhaps, probably 或许 = maybe, perhaps, probably" 可能 = possibly, possible, maybe, perhaps It seems to me that 也许 and 或许 have exactly the same meaning while 可能 looks a little different