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能否

néng fǒu

2-character word

What 能否 means

1. whether one can; whether it is possible

The characters in 能否

• 能néngcan; to be able to; might possibly
• 否fǒuto negate; to deny; not

Example sentences

• 我们能否去玩？
  Should we play?
• 能否请你说慢一点?
  Could you please speak a little bit more slowly?
• 谁也不能否定其事实。
  Shéi yě bù néngfǒu dìng qí shìshí.
  Nobody can refute that fact.
• 我不能否认，你很有型。
  I can't deny it. You've got style.
• 我既不能确认也不能否定。
  I can neither confirm nor deny that.
• 人们不能否认犯人是有罪的。
  Rénmen bù néngfǒu rèn fànrén shì yǒuzuì de.
  Nobody can deny that the prisoner is guilty.