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焉能 (yān néng): How can (adverb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

焉 • yān • thereupon, then; how? why? where?

yān焉

thereupon, then; how? why? where?

能 • néng • to be able to; can • HSK 2.0 L1

HSK 1

néng能

to be able to; can

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Pinyinyān néng

Meaninghow can

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Syntaxadverb

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More common words that include characters from 焉能.

Words with 焉

焉得yān déhow can one get
乌焉成马wū yān chéng mǎTextual errors caused by confusing similar-looking characters; a metaphor for mistakes in copying or printing due to graphic similarity.
心不在焉xīn bù zài yānabsent-minded
焉得虎子yān dé hǔ zǐhow can one get tiger cubs (idiom, from '不入虎穴，焉得虎子')
焉能如此yān néng rú cǐhow can it be like this
语焉不详yǔ yān bù xiángnot stated clearly

Words with 能

可能kě néngperhaps; possibly
只能zhǐ néngcan only
能力néng lìskills; ability
能否néng fǒuwhether or not

能够

néng gòu

to be capable of

功能gōng néngfunction

技能jì néngtechnical ability

能干néng gànable; capable; competent

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Example Sentences with 焉能

wú无

xìn信

，

yān焉

néng能

lì立

zú足

？

Without trust, how can one stand firm?

bù不

tuán团

jié结

，

yān焉

néng能

shèng胜

lì利

？

bù不

jiān坚

chí持

，

yān焉

néng能

chéng成

gōng功

？

Without unity, how can one achieve victory?

Without persistence, how can one succeed?