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Can you in Chinese: 能不能 (néng bùnéng)

néng bùnéng

Can you

HSK 3.0 Level 31 example sentence

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Zhuyin

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ㄋㄥˊ

néng

ㄋ/ nㄥ/ engˊ/ second tone

Example sentences

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  • 你能不能帮我拿一下那个箱子？

    nǐ néng bu néng bāng wǒ ná yí xià nà ge xiāng zǐ？

    Can you help me carry that box?

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Related words

不

bù

no

能

néng

can

可能

kě néng

might (happen)

不但

bù dàn

not only (... but also ...)

不管

bù guǎn

not to be concerned

不过

bù guò

only

不仅

bù jǐn

not just

能力

néng lì

capability

不安

bù ān

unpeaceful

不必

bù bì

need not

不断

bù duàn

unceasing

不免

bù miǎn

inevitably

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