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能够

néng gòuㄋㄥˊ ㄍㄡˋ

Sino-Vietnamese: NĂNG CẤU

Traditional: 能夠

HSK 3.0 · 4TOCFL 3

Meaning(verb)

to be capable of; to be able to; can

Examples

  • 我希望能够去中国留学。

    wǒ xī wàng néng gòu qù zhōng guó liú xué.

    I hope I can study in China.

  • 他一个人能够完成这项工作。

    tā yí gè rén néng gòu wán chéng zhè xiàng gōng zuò.

    He can finish this job on his own.

  • 很高兴能够认识你。

    hěn gāo xìng néng gòu rèn shi nǐ.

    It's a pleasure to meet you.

Easily confused

  • 能 — 能够 is a more formal 能.

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Stroke order

NĂNG · 10 strokes

surname Neng

CẤU · 11 strokes

enough (sufficient); enough (too much); (coll.) (before adj.) really; (coll.) to reach by stretching out