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能够

néng gòu

2-character word Traditional 能夠

What 能够 means

1. to be capable of
2. to be able to
3. can

The characters in 能够

• 能néngcan; to be able to; might possibly
• 够gòuenough (sufficient); enough (too much); (colloquial) (before adj.) really

Example sentences

• 她不能够见他。
  She wasn't able to meet him.
• 我希望能够戒烟。
  I wish I could give up smoking.
• 警方能够找到罪犯。
  Jǐngfāng nénggòu zhǎodào zuìfàn.
  The police were able to find the criminal.
• 希望下次能够有效。
  I hope it'll work next time.
• 不是任何人能够买车子
  Bù shì rènhé rén nénggòu mǎi chēzi
  Not everyone can afford a car.
• 他能够超越所有困难。
  Tā nénggòu chāoyuè suǒyǒu kùnnan.
  He can overcome any obstacle.

Words containing 能够

• 巴不能够bā bù néng gòuavid; eager for; longing for

Sounds the same

Read néng gòu, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 能彀old variant of 能够