能
够

To be capable of in Chinese: 能够 (néng gòu)

néng gòu

to be capable of

HSK 3.0 Level 2Traditional: 能夠1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to be capable of
  2. 2to be able to
  3. 3can

Stroke order

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能
够

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ㄋㄥˊ

néng

ㄋ/ nㄥ/ engˊ/ second tone

ㄍㄡˋ

gòu

ㄍ/ gㄡ/ ouˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

能够

Simplified

能夠

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 我希望能够帮到你。

    wǒ xī wàng néng gòu bāng dào nǐ。

    I hope I can help you.

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Related words

能

néng

can

够

gòu

enough (sufficient)

可能

kě néng

might (happen)

能力

néng lì

capability

功能

gōng néng

function

能干

néng gàn

capable

能源

néng yuán

energy

不够

bù gòu

not enough

只能

zhǐ néng

can only

才能

cái néng

talent

足够

zú gòu

enough

智能

zhì néng

intelligent

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