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能

néng

Novice Level 1* ★ Core word
Auxiliary verb

能 (néng) is a Chinese word meaning “can”. It sits at TOCFL Level 1* (CEFR Novice) on Taiwan's official TBCL vocabulary standard, where it is marked a core word.

Definition

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

Stroke order

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Example

你能不能幫我？

Can you help me?

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Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).