néng

FromLesson 3inHardcore Chinese

Usages of néng

我们wǒmen　能néng　一起yìqǐ　去qù　看kàn　电影diànyǐng　吗ma？wǒmen néng yìqǐ qù kàn diànyǐng ma?

Can we go watch a movie together?

你nǐ　能néng　写xiě　得de　很hěn　好hǎo　吗ma？nǐ néng xiě de hěn hǎo ma?

Can you write well?

昨天zuótiān　我wǒ　跟gēn　她tā　说shuō　我wǒ　不bù　能néng　去qù。zuótiān wǒ gēn tā shuō wǒ bù néng qù.

Yesterday I told her I couldn’t go.

因为yīnwèi　我wǒ　很hěn　忙máng，　所以suǒyǐ　我wǒ　不bù　能néng　跟gēn　你nǐ　一起yìqǐ　去qù　看kàn　电影diànyǐng。yīnwèi wǒ hěn máng, suǒyǐ wǒ bù néng gēn nǐ yìqǐ qù kàn diànyǐng.

Because I am very busy, I can’t go watch a movie with you.

你nǐ　能néng　帮忙bāngmáng　吗ma？nǐ néng bāngmáng ma?

你nǐ　能néng　把bǎ　那nà　本běn　书shū　拿ná　来lái　吗ma？nǐ néng bǎ nà běn shū ná lái ma?

Can you bring that book here?

为了Wèile　健康jiànkāng，　医生yīshēng　说shuō　我们wǒmen　即使jíshǐ　忙máng　也yě　不bù　能néng　放弃fàngqì　吃chī　早饭zǎofàn　的de　习惯xíguàn。Wèile jiànkāng, yīshēng shuō wǒmen jíshǐ máng yě bù néng fàngqì chī zǎofàn de xíguàn.

For the sake of our health, the doctor said that even if we’re busy we must not give up the habit of eating breakfast.

我wǒ　希望xīwàng　明年míngnián　能néng　跟gēn　室友shìyǒu　一起yìqǐ　去qù　别的biéde　城市chéngshì　旅lǚ游yóu。wǒ xīwàng míngnián néng gēn shìyǒu yìqǐ qù biéde chéngshì lǚyóu.

I hope to travel to another city with my roommate next year.

他tā　饿è　了le　很hěn　久jiǔ　以后yǐhòu　才cái　吃chī　晚饭wǎnfàn，　说shuō　自己zìjǐ　能néng　吃chī　下去xiàqu　很hěn　多duō　东西dōngxi。tā è le hěn jiǔ yǐhòu cái chī wǎnfàn, shuō zìjǐ néng chī xiàqu hěn duō dōngxi.

He didn’t eat dinner until he’d been hungry for a long time, and said he could eat a lot.

比起bǐqǐ　一直yìzhí　在zài　房间fángjiān　里lǐ　上网shàngwǎng，　她tā　觉得juéde　去qù　公园gōngyuán　跑步pǎobù　更gèng　能néng　放松fàngsōng　自己zìjǐ。bǐqǐ yìzhí zài fángjiān lǐ shàngwǎng, tā juéde qù gōngyuán pǎobù gèng néng fàngsōng zìjǐ.

Compared with being online in her room all the time, she feels that running in the park relaxes her more.

她Tā　在zài　食堂shítáng　里lǐ　也yě　能néng　专心zhuānxīn　学习xuéxí，　别人biéren　说话shuōhuà　的de　时候shíhou　她tā　都dōu　听tīng　不bú　见jiàn。Tā zài shítáng lǐ yě néng zhuānxīn xuéxí, biéren shuōhuà de shíhou tā dōu tīng bú jiàn.

She can also concentrate on studying in the cafeteria; when others are talking she can’t even hear them.

这Zhè　个gè　网上wǎngshàng　课程kèchéng　的de　时间shíjiān　很hěn　合适héshì，　下班xiàbān　以后yǐhòu　就jiù　能néng　上shàng　课kè。Zhè gè wǎngshàng kèchéng de shíjiān hěn héshì, xiàbān yǐhòu jiù néng shàng kè.

The time of this online course is very suitable; you can attend class after work.

她tā　总是zǒngshì　把bǎ　可kě以yǐ　回收huíshōu　的de　垃圾lājī　和hé　不bù　能néng　回收huíshōu　的de　垃圾lājī　放fàng　在zài　不同bùtóng　的de　垃圾桶lājītǒng　里lǐ。tā zǒngshì bǎ kěyǐ huíshōu de lājī hé bù néng huíshōu de lājī fàng zài bùtóng de lājītǒng lǐ.

She always puts recyclable trash and non‑recyclable trash into different trash cans.

多duō　走路zǒulù　少shǎo　开车kāichē　不但búdàn　能néng　节省jiéshěng　能源néngyuán，　还hái　可以kěyǐ　减少jiǎnshǎo　污染wūrǎn。duō zǒulù shǎo kāichē búdàn néng jiéshěng néngyuán, hái kěyǐ jiǎnshǎo wūrǎn.

Walking more and driving less not only saves energy, but can also reduce pollution.

她tā　说shuō　自己zìjǐ　好转hǎozhuǎn　得de　很hěn　慢màn，　可能kěnéng　这zhè　两liǎng　天tiān　都dōu　不bù　能néng　出去chūqù。tā shuō zìjǐ hǎozhuǎn de hěn màn, kěnéng zhè liǎng tiān dōu bù néng chūqù.

She said she is recovering very slowly and probably won’t be able to go out for the next two days.

我wǒ　希望xīwàng　吃chī　了le　药yào　以后yǐhòu，　明天míngtiān　早上zǎoshang　就jiù　能néng　退烧tuìshāo。wǒ xīwàng chī le yào yǐhòu, míngtiān zǎoshang jiù néng tuìshāo.

I hope that after taking the medicine, my fever will go down by tomorrow morning.

我Wǒ　忘记wàngjì　了le　账号zhànghào　的de　密码mìmǎ，　所以suǒyǐ　现在xiànzài　不bù　能néng　登录dēnglù。Wǒ wàngjì le zhànghào de mìmǎ, suǒyǐ xiànzài bù néng dēnglù.

I forgot the password for my account, so I can’t log in now.

如果rúguǒ　学校xuéxiào　那边nàbian　不bù　能néng　打印dǎyìn，　我们wǒmen　就jiù　去qù　图书馆túshūguǎn　复印fùyìn　资料zīliào。rúguǒ xuéxiào nàbian bù néng dǎyìn, wǒmen jiù qù túshūguǎn fùyìn zīliào.

If the school can’t print it, then we’ll go to the library to make photocopies of the materials.

我wǒ　今天jīntiān　下午xiàwǔ　要yào　上shàng　课kè，　所以suǒyǐ　不bù　能néng　去qù　公园gōngyuán。wǒ jīntiān xiàwǔ yào shàng kè, suǒyǐ bù néng qù gōngyuán.

I have class this afternoon, so I can’t go to the park.

很hěn　抱歉bàoqiàn，　明天míngtiān　我wǒ　不bù　能néng　来lái　上课shàngkè。hěn bàoqiàn, míngtiān wǒ bù néng lái shàngkè.

I’m sorry, I can’t come to class tomorrow.

这zhè　个gè　房东fángdōng　人rén　很hěn　好hǎo，　可是kěshì　她tā　说shuō　押金yājīn　不能bùnéng　太tài　晚wǎn　给gěi。zhè gè fángdōng rén hěn hǎo, kěshì tā shuō yājīn bùnéng tài wǎn gěi.

This landlord is very nice, but she said the deposit can’t be paid too late.

她tā　把bǎ　手机shǒujī　充电器chōngdiànqì　插chā　在zài　插座chāzuò　上shàng　以后yǐhòu，　手机shǒujī　很快hěnkuài　就jiù　能néng　开机kāijī　了le。tā bǎ shǒujī chōngdiànqì chā zài chāzuò shàng yǐhòu, shǒujī hěnkuài jiù néng kāijī le.

After she plugged the phone charger into the outlet, the phone was able to turn on again very soon.

医生yīshēng　能néng　救jiù　人rén。yīshēng néng jiù rén.

Doctors can save people.

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