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The Chinese word nenggou - 能够 - nénggòu
(can in Chinese)
Phonetic script (Hanyu Pinyin)
nénggòu
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English translations
can, to be able to,
would, to be capable of, may
Chinese characters:
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能够 ( nenggou / nénggòu ) in traditional characters
能夠
Chinese Pinyin example sentence with 能够 ( nenggou / nénggòu ) ⓘWriting in Pinyin
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If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Before using this Pinyin example sentence, consider that Chinese characters should always be your first choice in written communication.
If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Wo nenggou ziji wancheng.
Wǒ nénggòu zìjǐ wánchéng.– English translation: I can finish it myself.
Tags and additional information
(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)
capable | enough
能够 ( nenggou / nénggòu ) belongs to the 100 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 61)
能够 ( nenggou / nénggòu ) belongs to the 100 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 61)
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