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能否 (néng fǒu): Whether or not (verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

能否 consists of 2 characters.

to be able to; can

negation, denial, not

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Word Info

Pinyinnéng fǒu

Meaningwhether or not

Characters2

HSK3.0 Level 4

Syntaxverb

Word能否

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More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 能否.

Words with 能

可能kě néngHSK 2
只能zhǐ néngHSK 3
能力néng lìHSK 4
能够néng gòuHSK 4
功能gōng néngHSK 5
技能jì néngHSK 5
能干néng gànHSK 5
能源néng yuánHSK 5

Words with 否

否则fǒu zéHSK 4
是否shì fǒuHSK 4
否定fǒu dìngHSK 5
否认fǒu rènHSK 5
否决fǒu juéHSK 6
与否yǔ fǒuHSK 7-9

3.

Example Sentences with 能否

wǒ我

xiǎng想

zhī知

dào道

míng明

tiān天

néng能

fǒu否

zhǔn准

shí时

dào到

。

I want to know whether or not I can arrive on time tomorrow.

zhè这

ge个

jì计

huà划

néng能

fǒu否

chéng成

gōng功

，

dà

zhè这

cì次

tán谈

pàn判

néng能

fǒu否

zài在

yuè月

dǐ底

nǐ你

néng能

fǒu否

chéng澄

qīng清

yí一

xià下

zhè这

ge个

nǐ你

néng能

fǒu否

zài在

dì地

tú图

shàng上

biāo标

chū出

zhè这

xiē些

yòu幼

miáo苗

néng能

fǒu否

zài在

gān干

hàn旱

nǐ你

néng能

fǒu否

dú读

chū出

nà那

zhǒng种

yì抑

yáng扬

wǒ我

men们

néng能

fǒu否

huàn换

yí一

gè个

gèng更

qīng轻

nǐ你

néng能

fǒu否

gào告

sù诉

wǒ我

fēi飞

jī机

qǐ起

nǐ你

néng能

fǒu否

chóng重

shēn申

yí一

xià下

gāng刚

cái才

大

jiā家

xīn心

lǐ里

dōu都

yǒu有

yí疑

wèn问

。

Everyone has doubts about whether this plan can succeed.

qián

前

jié结

shù束

？

Can this negotiation be concluded before the end of the month?

mó

模

hu糊

de的

gài概

niàn念

？

Could you clarify this vague concept?

bǎo

宝

zàng藏

de的

suǒ所

zài在

？

Can you mark the location of the treasure on the map?

zhōng

中

zhuó茁

zhuàng壮

cún存

huó活

？

Can these seedlings survive vigorously in the drought?

dùn

顿

cuò挫

de的

gǎn感

jué觉

？

Can you read it with that sense of fluctuation?

sōng

松

de的

huà话

tí题

lái来

liáo聊

？

Can we switch to a more relaxed topic to chat about?

fēi

飞

de的

zhǔn准

què确

shí时

kè刻

？

Can you tell me the exact time of the plane's departure?

tí

提

dào到

de的

guān关

jiàn键

diǎn点

？

Could you restate the key points you just mentioned?