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Talent in Chinese: 才能 (cái néng)

cái néng

talent

HSK 3.0 Level 31 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1talent
  2. 2ability
  3. 3capacity

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能

Zhuyin

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ㄘㄞˊ

cái

ㄘ/ cㄞ/ aiˊ/ second tone

ㄋㄥˊ

néng

ㄋ/ nㄥ/ engˊ/ second tone

Example sentences

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  • 她在音乐方面很有才能。

    tā zài yīn yuè fāng miàn hěn yǒu cái néng。

    She has great talent in music.

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Related words

能

néng

can

才

cái

ability

可能

kě néng

might (happen)

刚才

gāng cái

just now

能力

néng lì

capability

功能

gōng néng

function

能干

néng gàn

capable

能源

néng yuán

energy

人才

rén cái

talent

能够

néng gòu

to be capable of

只能

zhǐ néng

can only

智能

zhì néng

intelligent

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