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能

néng · neng/Néng · neng

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Meaning

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néng 能

  1. can
  2. to be able to
  3. might possibly
  4. ability
  5. (physics) energy

Néng 能

  1. surname Neng
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  1. Dengdeng

    亮亮(liàngliàng)，你(nǐ)能(néng)帮(bāng)我(wǒ)一下(yīxià)吗(ma)？

    Liangliang, can you help me?

  2. Liangliang

    能(néng)。什么(shénme)事(shì)？

    Sure. What is it?

  3. Dengdeng

    这个(zhège)瓶子(píngzi)我(wǒ)打(dǎ)不开(bùkāi)，你(nǐ)能(néng)试试(shìshì)吗(ma)？

    I cannot open this jar. Can you try?

  4. Liangliang

    能(néng)。……打开(dǎkāi)了(le)！

    Sure. ... It is open!

  5. Dengdeng

    谢谢(xièxie)！你(nǐ)怎么(zěnme)这么(zhème)能干(nénggàn)？

    Thanks! How are you so capable?

  6. Liangliang

    不是(bùshì)我(wǒ)能干(nénggàn)。你(nǐ)一直(yīzhí)拧(níng)错(cuò)方向(fāngxiàng)了(le)。

    It is not that I am capable. You kept twisting the wrong way.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

不(bú)是(shì)所(suǒ)有(yǒu)人(rén)都(dōu)能(néng)当(dāng)艺(yì)术(shù)家(jiā)的(de)。

Not everybody can be an artist.

Tatoeba: Chinese by notabene · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

您(nín)能(néng)教(jiāo)我(wǒ)下(xià)国(guó)际(jì)象(xiàng)棋(qí)吗(ma)？

Can you teach me to play chess?

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by NickC · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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