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能

néng

to be able to

HSK 1

Meaning of 能 in English

néngHSK 1verbSyllabus #145
  1. to be able to
  2. can
  3. might possibly
  4. ability
  5. (physics) energy
  6. surname Neng

Example sentences

  1. 我希望我们能找到汤姆。
    wǒ xī wàng wǒ men néng zhǎo dào tāng mǔ。
    I hope we find Tom.
    Tatoeba #4970096 by wzhd · #1887418 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR
  2. 所有你能做的就是等待。
    suǒ yǒu nǐ néng zuò de jiù shì děng dài。
    All you can do is wait.
    Tatoeba #408259 by fucongcong · #693917 by Eldad · CC BY 2.0 FR
  3. 我希望能早点看到汤姆。
    wǒ xī wàng néng zǎo diǎn kàn dào tāng mǔ。
    I hope to see Tom soon.
    Tatoeba #8631840 by ZeroAurora · #5175112 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR

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Level, pinyin and part of speech: HSK Syllabus (CLEC, Nov 2025). Definitions: CC-CEDICT, CC BY-SA 4.0. Sources & licences