HanTrace

能不能

néng bu néng

“Can or cannot?” in Chinese is 能不能 (néng bu néng).

Meaning

  • can or cannot?; is it possible to…

Example

能不能帮我修鞋?

Can you mend these shoes for me?

Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

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