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能不能

néngbunéng

can or not

A person before a closed gate
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Characters in this word

能 néng

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

不 bù

Strokes
4
Radical
一 — one
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 你能不能来? Nǐ néng bu néng lái? Can you come?
  • 我能不能坐? Wǒ néng bu néng zuò? Can I sit?
  • 他能不能去? Tā néng bu néng qù? Can he go?

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