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能

néng
HSK 13 readings

“Can” in Chinese is 能 (néng).

Meaning

  • can
  • to be able to
  • might possibly
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  • ability
  • (physics) energy
  • surname Neng

Example

他可能忙。

Maybe he's busy.

From 可能 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Readings

  • néngsurname Neng / can / to be able to / might possibly / ability / (physics) energy
  • nàito endure (archaic, variant of 耐)

Stroke Order

10 strokes

Words containing 能

可能kěnéngmight (happen)HSK 2能够nénggòuto be capable ofHSK 2只能zhǐ néngcan onlyHSK 2才能cáinéngtalentHSK 3功能gōngnéngfunction; capabilityHSK 3能力nénglìcapabilityHSK 3能不能néng bu néngcan or cannot?; is it possible to…HSK 3能干nénggàncapableHSK 4

More HSK 1 characters

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