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能

néng

can, to be able to

can, to be able to
Memory picture

Character

能 néng

Strokes
10
Radical
⺼ — meat, flesh
How it's built
Pictograph — a drawing of the thing

Example phrases

  • 我能去吗? Wǒ néng qù ma? Can I go?
  • 你能帮我吗? Nǐ néng bāng wǒ ma? Can you help me?
  • 我明天能来。 Wǒ míngtiān néng lái. I can come tomorrow.

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