Taiwan Mandarin

DictionaryCommon words能不能

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能不能

néng bù néng·ㄋㄥˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄋㄥˊ

“can or not; used to form yes–no questions about ability or possibility”

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néng·ㄋㄥˊ

to be able to; capability; can; energy; to have the strength or ability to do something; a surname

Function word; no; not; un-; negative prefix; used to form questions or emphasize a statement; sometimes used for rhythm.