Adj.able; capable; competent

Animated Stroke Order

Stroke order SVGs for the characters in 能干.
能 stroke order svg
干 stroke order svg

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Character Breakdown

能干 consists of 2 characters.

How to Use 能干 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 能干 with other words naturally.
Subject + Predicatewith工作
gōng
zuò
néng
gān
neutral
capable at work
Adjective + Nounwith
néng
gān
de
rén
neutral
capable person
Adverb + Adjectivewith非常
fēi
cháng
néng
gān
neutral
very capable
Idiomwith精明
jīng
míng
néng
gān
formal
smart and capable

Example Sentences with 能干

hěn
néng
gàn
huì
zuò
hěn
duō
shì
She is very capable and can do many things.
jǐn
guǎn
nián
qīng
dàn
chǔ
xiàng
shí
xiǎn
de
wài
néng
gàn
Although he is young, he appears exceptionally capable when handling complex projects.
jué
de
xīn
lái
de
tóng
shì
shì
bu
shì
hěn
néng
gàn
de
rén
Do you think the new colleague is a very capable person?
zhè
wèi
yuán
gōng
gōng
zuò
hěn
néng
gàn
zǒng
shì
néng
àn
shí
wán
chéng
rèn
This employee is very capable at work and always completes tasks on time.
bìng
fēi
cōng
ming
zhǐ
shì
gòu
néng
gàn
wán
chéng
rèn
wu
He is not unintelligent, just not capable enough to complete tasks independently.
cōng
ming
yòu
néng
gàn
nán
guài
zhè
me
kuài
jiù
jìn
shēng
wèi
mén
jīng
She is both smart and capable, no wonder she was promoted to department manager so quickly.
zài
tuán
duì
zhōng
biǎo
xiàn
fēi
cháng
néng
gàn
jǐn
xiào
gāo
hái
néng
jiě
jué
zhǒng
nán
He performs very capably in the team, not only with high efficiency but also able to solve various difficult problems.
zài
jiā
tíng
huì
shàng
zǒng
néng
gàn
ān
pái
hǎo
qiè
ràng
jiā
dōu
hěn
fàng
sōng
At family gatherings, she always capably arranges everything, making everyone feel relaxed.