Chinese

能夠

nénggòu
can; to be able to; to be capable of
  • TOCFL 5
  • 能够
  • 能够

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  • characterChinese能 “a kind of bear”
  • characterChinese夠 “to be enough; to be sufficient; to reach or achieve a desired level”
    • meaningChinese多 “many; much; a lot of; numerous; multi-; poly-”
    • soundChinese句 “sentence; phrase”
      • meaningChinese丩 “to connect or graft a vine”
      • soundChinese口 “mouth, especially the lips and internal mouth cavity (Classifier: 把 c)”

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