能
Meaning
- can
- to be able to
- might possibly
Example sentence
这不可能！
It can't be!
Words containing 能
- 可能 kě néng might (happen)
- 能够 néng gòu to be capable of
- 只能 zhǐ néng can only
- 才能 cái néng talent
- 功能 gōng néng function; capability
- 能不能 néng bu néng can or cannot
- 能力 néng lì capability
- 能干 néng gàn capable
Learned around the same time
- 男人 nán rén a man
- 男生 nán shēng schoolboy
- 南 nán south
- 南边 nán bian south
- 难 nán difficult (to...)
- 呢 ne (sentence-final particle) used in questions to link back to prior discourse or context ("what about...?", "and...?")
- 你 nǐ you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您[nin2])
- 你们 nǐ men you (plural)
- 年 nián grain
- 您 nín you (courteous, as opposed to informal 你[ni3])
- 牛奶 niú nǎi cow's milk
- 女 nǚ female