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to be able to

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

neng2gou4 • nénggòu

Meaning


Primary

to be able to

Alternatives

be able to, able to, able, can

Mnemonic


能够 To be able to do something is to have 够 enough 能 ability to do it.

Usage


青蛙 能够 跳 得 很 高。

A frog is able to jump very high.

他 能够 用 中文 写 信。

He is able to write letters in Chinese.

我们 终于 能够 找到 车站 了。

We were finally able to find the station.

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