WordTaiwan frequency #2,031
能否
ㄋㄥˊ ㄈㄡˇ
“whether or not; can or cannot; is it possible; capable or not”
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能
ㄋㄥˊ
to be able to; capability; can; energy; to have the strength or ability to do something; a surname
否
ㄈㄡˇ
To negate or deny; not; no; to refuse; to reject; a function word indicating negation or refusal; also a hexagram name in the Book of Changes representing blockage; Book of Changes representing blockage.
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- 可能ㄎㄜˇ ㄋㄥˊpossible; might happen; maybe; perhaps; possibility; probability.
- 不能ㄅㄨˋ ㄋㄥˊcannot; must not; should not; unable to; less capable; inferior ability
- 是否ㄕˋ ㄈㄡˇwhether or not; if; used to introduce a yes–no question or indirect question; whether something is the case
- 能夠ㄋㄥˊ ㄍㄡˋto be able to; to be capable of; can; may.
- 能力ㄋㄥˊ ㄌㄧˋcapability; ability; competence; legal capacity to exercise rights or fulfill obligations; latent potential that can be developed through learning or stimulation.
- 功能ㄍㄨㄥ ㄋㄥˊfunction; capability; the designed purpose or role of something; what a device or system can do.
- 不可能ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄋㄥˊimpossible; not possible; cannot happen or be done.
- 否則ㄈㄡˇ ㄗㄜˊotherwise; if not; or else; used to state what will happen if a condition is not met.
- 能量ㄋㄥˊ ㄌㄧㄤˋenergy; the capacity of an object or force field to do work; capability or potential
- 能源ㄋㄥˊ ㄩㄢˊenergy; power sources; fuels or resources that produce energy, such as coal, oil, gas, solar, wind, hydro, etc.
- 否認ㄈㄡˇ ㄖㄣˋto deny; to declare untrue; to refuse to admit or acknowledge.
- 可能性ㄎㄜˇ ㄋㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄥˋpossibility; probability; the quality of being able to happen or become real.