Chinese word dictionary

能耐

néngnai · ability; capability

Word information

Simplified能耐
Traditional能耐
Pinyinnéngnai
Part of speech名、形
HSK 3.07-9
HSK 2.0Not listed

How to learn 能耐

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

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