能
否

Whether or not in Chinese: 能否 (néng fǒu)

néng fǒu

whether or not

HSK 3.0 Level 61 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1whether or not
  2. 2can it or can't it
  3. 3is it possible?

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否

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ㄋㄥˊ

néng

ㄋ/ nㄥ/ engˊ/ second tone

ㄈㄡˇ

fǒu

ㄈ/ fㄡ/ ouˇ/ third tone

Example sentences

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  • 请问你明天能否来参加会议？

    qǐng wèn nǐ míng tiān néng fǒu lái cān jiā huì yì？

    May I ask whether you can attend the meeting tomorrow?

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Related words

能

néng

can

可能

kě néng

might (happen)

否则

fǒu zé

otherwise

能力

néng lì

capability

否定

fǒu dìng

to negate

否认

fǒu rèn

to declare to be untrue

功能

gōng néng

function

能干

néng gàn

capable

能源

néng yuán

energy

是否

shì fǒu

whether (or not)

能够

néng gòu

to be capable of

只能

zhǐ néng

can only

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