能
耐

Ability in Chinese: 能耐 (néng nài)

néng nài

ability

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1ability
  2. 2capability

Stroke order

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能
耐

Zhuyin

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ㄋㄥˊ

néng

ㄋ/ nㄥ/ engˊ/ second tone

ㄋㄞˋ

nài

ㄋ/ nㄞ/ aiˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 他很有能耐，什么都能做好。

    tā hěn yǒu néng nài， shén me dōu néng zuò hǎo。

    He's very capable and can do anything well.

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Related words

能

néng

can

耐

nài

(bound form) to bear

可能

kě néng

might (happen)

耐心

nài xīn

to be patient

能力

néng lì

capability

功能

gōng néng

function

能干

néng gàn

capable

能源

néng yuán

energy

能够

néng gòu

to be capable of

只能

zhǐ néng

can only

才能

cái néng

talent

智能

zhì néng

intelligent

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