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能够

néng gòu · neng gou

Traditional 能夠

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Meaning

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  1. to be capable of
  2. to be able to
  3. can
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Can you do it?

  1. Dengdeng

    亮亮(liàngliàng)，你(nǐ)能够(nénggòu)用(yòng)筷子(kuàizi)夹(jiā)一粒(yīlì)花生(huāshēng)吗(ma)？

    Liangliang, can you pick up a peanut with chopsticks?

  2. Liangliang

    当然(dāngrán)能够(nénggòu)！这(zhè)很(hěn)容易(róngyì)。

    Of course I can! That's easy.

  3. Dengdeng

    那(nà)你(nǐ)夹夹看(jiājiākàn)。

    Then try it.

  4. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)，我(wǒ)夹起来(jiāqǐlai)了(le)。啊(a)，掉(diào)了(le)！

    Look, I got it... oh, it fell!

  5. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)不是(bùshì)说(shuō)你(nǐ)能够(nénggòu)夹(jiā)吗(ma)？

    Didn't you say you were able to?

  6. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)能够(nénggòu)夹(jiā)，不过(bùguò)今天(jīntiān)的(de)花生(huāshēng)太(tài)滑(huá)了(le)。

    I can, but today the peanuts are too slippery.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)不(bù)期(qī)望(wàng)，他(tā)们(men)能(néng)够(gòu)支(zhī)持(chí)我(wǒ)的(de)观(guān)点(diǎn)。

I don't expect that they will support my view.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Gustav249 · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

你(nǐ)是(shì)唯(wéi)一(yī)一(yí)个(gè)能(néng)够(gòu)帮(bāng)我(wǒ)的(de)人(rén)。

You're the only one who can help me.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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能
néng

can; to be able to

够
gòu

enough (sufficient); enough (too much)

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