Word: 能 (néng) can; to be able to; might possibly

你能帮我打印这张照片吗？

Nǐ néng bāng wǒ dǎyìn zhè zhāng zhàopiān ma?

Can you help me print this photo?

你能帮我找一个工作吗？

Nǐ néng bāng wǒ zhǎo yí gè gōngzuò ma?

Can you help me find a job?

你能帮我找到我的狗吗？

Nǐ néng bāng wǒ zhǎodào wǒ de gǒu ma?

Could you help me find my dog?

你能帮我找我的钥匙吗？

Nǐ néng bāng wǒ zhǎo wǒ de yàoshi ma?

Would you help me look for my keys?

你能帮我搬这张桌子吗？

Nǐ néng bāng wǒ bān zhè zhāng zhuōzi ma?

Will you help me move this desk?

你能帮我洗这些碗盘吗？

Nǐ néng bāng wǒ xǐ zhèxiē wǎn pán ma?

Can you help me wash these dishes?

你能帮我翻译一下吗？

Nǐ néng bāng wǒ fānyì yíxià ma?

Can you help me translate?

你能帮我说明一下规则吗？

Nǐ néng bāng wǒ shuōmíng yíxià guīzé ma?

Will you explain the rule to me?

你能开车去车站吗？

Nǐ néng kāichē qù chēzhàn ma?

Could you drive to the station?

你能待一会吗？

Nǐ néng dài yíhuì ma?

Can you stay for a while?

你能想到更好的东西吗？

Nǐ néng xiǎngdào gèng hǎo de dōngxi ma?

Can you think of something better?

你能想象21世纪会是甚么样吗？

Nǐ néng xiǎngxiàng èrshíyí shìjì huì shì shénme yàng ma?

Can you imagine what the 21st century will be like?

你能感受到不同之处吗？

Nǐ néng gǎnshòu dào bùtóng zhī chù ma?

Can you feel the difference?

你能找到它吗？

Nǐ néng zhǎodào tā ma?

Can you find it?

你能承认你错了是很伟大的。

Nǐ néng chéngrèn nǐ cuòle shì hěn wěidà de.

It's very big of you to admit you're wrong.

你能把你的笔记借给我一下吗？

Nǐ néng bǎ nǐ de bǐjì jiègěi wǒ yíxià ma?

Could you lend me your notes?

你能把你的自行车借我两天吗？

Nǐ néng bǎ nǐ de zìxíngchē jiè wǒ liǎng tiān ma?

Could you lend me your bicycle for a couple of days?

你能把它送到这个地址吗？

Nǐ néng bǎ tā sòng dào zhège dìzhǐ ma?

Please deliver it to this address.

你能把我绑起来吗？

Nǐ néng bǎ wǒ bǎng qǐlai ma?

Can you tie me up?

你能把车停在这儿吗？

Nǐ néng bǎ chē tíng zài zhèr ma?

Can you park the car here?

你能把那些书给我吗？

Nǐ néng bǎ nèixiē shū gěi wǒ ma?

Can you give those books to me?

你能拿多少行李？

Nǐ néng ná duōshǎo xíngli?

How much luggage can you carry?

你能推荐另一家旅馆吗？

Nǐ néng tuījiàn lìng yìjiā lǚguǎn ma?

Could you recommend another hotel?

你能提出解决问题的方法吗？

Nǐ néng tíchū jiějué wèntí de fāngfǎ ma?

Could you possibly suggest a way to solve the problem?

你能教我怎么填这份表格吗？

Nǐ néng jiāo wǒ zěnme tián zhè fèn biǎogé ma?

Can you tell me how to fill in this form?

你能教我英语吗？

Nǐ néng jiāo wǒ Yīngyǔ ma?

Can you teach me English?

你能来参加明天的会议吗？

Nǐ néng lái cānjiā míngtiān de huìyì ma?

Could you come to tomorrow's meeting?

你能来的话我会很开心。

Nǐ néng lái dehuà wǒ huì hěn kāixīn.

I'd be delighted if you could come with us.

你能派人拿一些衣服，好吗？

Nǐ néng pài rén ná yìxiē yīfu, hǎo ma?

Could you send someone up to pick up some laundry?

你能游得比他快吗？

Nǐ néng yóu de bǐ tā kuài ma?

Can you swim as fast as he can?

你能游泳吗？

Nǐ néng yóuyǒng ma?

Can you swim?

你能滑雪吗？

Nǐ néng huáxuě ma?

Can you ski?

你能潜水吗？

Nǐ néng qiánshuǐ ma?

Can you swim underwater?

你能猜到我有什么吗？

Nǐ néng cāi dào wǒ yǒu shénme ma?

Can you guess what I have?

你能猜到我的年龄吗？

Nǐ néng cāi dào wǒ de niánlíng ma?

Can you guess my age?

你能猜到那之后发生了什么吗？

Nǐ néng cāi dào nà zhīhòu fāshēngle shénme ma?

Can you guess what happened next?

你能用中文数到十吗？

Nǐ néng yòng Zhōngwén shù dào shí ma?

Can you count to ten in Chinese?

你能用更简单的话做解释吗？

Nǐ néng yòng gèng jiǎndān dehuà zuò jiěshì ma?

Would you explain it in simpler terms?

你能用英语表达自己吗？

Nǐ néng yòng Yīngyǔ biǎodá zìjǐ ma?

Can you express yourself in English?

你能用这台相机帮我们拍张照吗？

Nǐ néng yòng zhè tái xiàngjī bāng wǒmen pāi zhāng zhào ma?

Would you take a picture of us with this camera?

你能看清楚吗？

Nǐ néng kàn qīngchu ma?

Can you see it clearly?

你能站起来吗？

Nǐ néng zhàn qǐlai ma?

Can you stand up?

你能等一下吗？

Nǐ néng děng yíxià ma?

Can you hold on a second?

你能等到今天下午2:30吗？

Nǐ néng děngdào jīntiān xiàwǔ liǎng diǎn sānshí fēn ma?

Can you wait until 2:30 this afternoon?

你能给我一些钱吗？

Nǐ néng gěi wǒ yìxiē qián ma?

Can you give me some money?

你能给我做点东西吃吗？

Nǐ néng gěi wǒ zuò diǎn dōngxi chī ma?

Will you cook something for me?

你能给我看看你买了些什么吗？

Nǐ néng gěi wǒ kànkan nǐ mǎile xiē shénme ma?

Can you let me see what you bought?

你能给我看看这个包吗？

Nǐ néng gěi wǒ kànkan zhège bāo ma?

Could you show me this bag?

你能给我看看这条领带吗？

Nǐ néng gěi wǒ kànkan zhè tiáo lǐngdài ma?

Could you show me that necktie?

你能翻译一下吗？

Nǐ néng fānyì yíxià ma?

Can you translate it?

你能解决这个问题吗？

Nǐ néng jiějué zhège wèntí ma?

Could you solve the problem?

你能解决这个问题呢吗？

Nǐ néng jiějué zhège wèntí ne ma?

Can you solve this problem?

你能解释一下你为什么迟到吗？

Nǐ néng jiěshì yíxià nǐ wèishénme chídào ma?

Can you explain why you were late?

你能让我看看吗？

Nǐ néng ràng wǒ kànkan ma?

Would you like me to take a look?

你能记起来的最后一件事是什么？

Nǐ néng jì qǐlai de zuìhòu yí jiàn shì shì shénme?

What's the last thing you remember?

你能讲法语，不是吗？

Nǐ néng jiǎng Fǎyǔ, bú shì ma?

You can speak French, can't you?

你能证明吗？

Nǐ néng zhèngmíng ma?

Can you prove it?

你能说汉语吗？

Nǐ néng shuō Hànyǔ ma?

Can you speak Chinese?

你能请个医生来吗？

Nǐ néng qǐng gè yīshēng lái ma?

Could you call a doctor, please?

你能起床吗？

Nǐ néng qǐchuáng ma?

Can you get up?

你能跳多高？

Nǐ néng tiào duō gāo?

How high can you jump?

你能过来一下吗？

Nǐ néng guòlái yíxià ma?

Could you come up here?

你能重复一遍吗？

Nǐ néng chóngfù yíbiàn ma?

Could you please repeat that?

你能阅读吗？

Nǐ néng yuèdú ma?

Can you read?

你自己能做到吗？

Nǐ zìjǐ néng zuòdào ma?

Can you do that on your own?

你觉得你能做得更好吗？

Nǐ juéde nǐ néng zuò de gèng hǎo ma?

Do you think you could do better?

你觉得我能帮忙吗？

Nǐ juéde wǒ néng bāngmáng ma?

Do you think I can help?

你觉得我能胜任那个工作吗？

Nǐ juéde wǒ néng shèngrèn nàge gōngzuò ma?

Do you think I'm qualified for that job?

你觉得，艺术能改变世界吗？

Nǐ juéde, yìshù néng gǎibiàn shìjiè ma?

Do you think art can change the world?

你认为你能胜任那方面的工作吗？

Nǐ rènwéi nǐ néng shèngrèn nà fāngmiàn de gōngzuò ma?

Do you think that you are qualified for that aspect of the work?

你说英语别人能懂吗？

Nǐ shuō Yīngyǔ biéren néng dǒng ma?

Can you make yourself understood in English?

你还能告诉我甚么？

Nǐ hái néng gàosu wǒ shénme?

Is there anything else you can tell me?

几乎没有学生能懂他所说的话。

Jīhū méiyǒu xuésheng néng dǒng tā suǒshuō dehuà.

Few students could understand what he said.

只有专家能区分出它们的不同。

Zhǐyǒu zhuānjiā néng qūfēn chū tāmen de bùtóng.

Only an expert can tell them apart.

只有你能保护他们。

Zhǐyǒu nǐ néng bǎohù tāmen.

You are the only one who can protect them.

只要他们尽力了就能做到。

Zhǐyào tāmen jìnlì le jiù néng zuòdào.

They could do that if they tried.

只要他写作业，他就能玩游戏了。

Zhǐyào tā xiě zuòyè, tā jiù néng wán yóuxì le.

He can play computer games as long as he does his homework.

台湾能帮助。

Táiwān néng bāngzhù.

Taiwan can help.

哦，能不能请你帮我听一下电话？

Ó, néng bùnéng qǐng nǐ bāng wǒ tīng yíxià diànhuà?

Oh, could you please answer the phone for me?

因为他的病，他没能来。

Yīnwèi tā de bìng, tā méi néng lái.

He can't come because he's ill.

在哪儿我能找到牙膏？

Zài nǎr wǒ néng zhǎodào yágāo?

Where can I find toothpaste?

在哪儿我能找着他们？

Zài nǎr wǒ néng zhǎozháo tāmen?

Where can I find them?

在哪能买到入场券？

Zài nǎ néng mǎi dào rùchǎngquàn?

Where can you buy a ticket to get in?

在哪里能买到这个？

Zài nǎlǐ néng mǎi dào zhège?

Where can you buy this?

在哪里能借到车？

Zài nǎlǐ néng jiè dào chē?

Where can I borrow a car?

在某种程度上我能了解你。

Zài mǒuzhǒng chéngdù shàng wǒ néng liǎojiě nǐ.

I can understand you to some extent.

坚持下来，你就能成功。

Jiānchí xiàlai, nǐ jiù néng chénggōng.

Stick with it and you'll succeed.

她为他做了所有她能做的事。

Tā wèi tā zuòle suǒyǒu tā néng zuò de shì.

She did everything she could for him.

她勉强能自己煮晚餐吃。

Tā miǎnqiǎng néng zìjǐ zhǔ wǎncān chī.

She was able to cook herself dinner, after a fashion.

她是一名无人能敌的歌手。

Tā shì yì míng wúrén néng dí de gēshǒu.

She is a singer without equal.

她没能说服他为她写首歌。

Tā méi néng shuōfú tā wèi tā xiě shǒu gē.

She couldn't convince him to write a song for her.

她能和她哥哥游得一样快。

Tā néng hé tā gēge yóu de yíyàng kuài.

She can swim as fast as her brother.

她能喝很多啤酒。

Tā néng hē hěn duō píjiǔ.

She can drink a lot of beer.

她能忍受长途旅行吗？

Tā néng rěnshòu chángtú lǚxíng ma?

Can she endure a long trip?

她能游得比我远。

Tā néng yóu de bǐ wǒ yuǎn.

She can swim further than I can.

她能说一口流利的西班牙语。

Tā néng shuō yìkǒu liúlì de Xībānyáyǔ.

She can speak Spanish well.

她能说流利的英语。

Tā néng shuō liúlì de Yīngyǔ.

She can speak English very well.

她能说流利的英语和法语。

Tā néng shuō liúlì de Yīngyǔ hé Fǎyǔ.

She is fluent in English and French.

她说阅读能让人平静。

Tā shuō yuèdú néng ràng rén píngjìng.

She said reading can calm a person.

她随时能再来。

Tā suíshí néng zài lái.

She can come along again anytime.