能够(néng gòu)

HSK 42 charactersTrad. 能夠

to be capable of

Character breakdown

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Example sentences

How 能够 is used in everyday Chinese — the speaker reads the whole sentence.

  • 我希望能够戒烟。

    wǒ xī wàng néng gòu jiè yān

    I wish I could give up smoking.

  • 希望下次能够有效。

    xī wàng xià cì néng gòu yǒu xiào

    I hope it'll work next time.

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