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能够
nénggòu
to be capable of- Character structure
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能够
能够 (nénggòu) is an HSK 4 Chinese word. Its most common English meaning is to be capable of; depending on context, it can also mean to be able to or can. Read the examples below to choose the meaning that fits the sentence.
01to be capable of
02to be able to
03can
能够
她不能够见他。Tā bù néng gòu jiàn tā。
She wasn't able to meet him.
警方能够找到罪犯。Jǐng fāng néng gòu zhǎo dào zuì fàn。
The police were able to find the criminal.
能够出一分力太好了。Néng gòu chū yì fēn lì tài hǎo le。
I'm glad I was able to help.
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