- 口(mouth; opening)
- 丁(man; adult male)
A mouth uttering words of approval with a sound like "ding" gives you the character meaning "can" or "able."
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A mouth uttering words of approval with a sound like "ding" gives you the character meaning "can" or "able."
A person holding a tool means "to use" or "to take" in order to work.
can
中表示能够或允许做某事biǎoshì néngggòu huò yǔnxǔ zuò mǒushì
I can help you.
Can you come to my place tomorrow?
If only I could be like that...
Everyone wants to believe that dreams can come true.
Everyone wants to believe that dreams can come true.
On clear days, you can see Mount Fuji.
You can go wherever you like.
able to
中有能力做某事；允许做某事yǒu nénglijiǔ zuò mǒu shì；yǔnxǔ zuò mǒu shì
Can you help me?
Can you come over to my place for dinner tomorrow?
may
You can leave now.
You can rest for a bit first.
possible
中表示有可能或有能力做某事；被允许做某事biǎoshì yǒu kěnéng huò yǒu néngLì zuò mǒushì；bèi yǔnxǔ zuò mǒushì
Can you come a little earlier tomorrow?
not bad
中还不错，勉强能接受hái búcuò, miǎnqiǎng néng jiēshòu
That idea works.
His cooking skills are decent — he makes pretty good home-style dishes.
pretty good
中还不错；相当好hái búcuò、xiāngdāng hǎo
This idea works.
His performance was decent enough to deserve some encouragement.
can
中表示能够或允许做某事biǎoshì néngggòu huò yǔnxǔ zuò mǒushì
I can help you.
Can you come to my place tomorrow?
If only I could be like that...
Everyone wants to believe that dreams can come true.
Everyone wants to believe that dreams can come true.
On clear days, you can see Mount Fuji.
You can go wherever you like.
able to
中有能力做某事；允许做某事yǒu nénglijiǔ zuò mǒu shì；yǔnxǔ zuò mǒu shì
Can you help me?
Can you come over to my place for dinner tomorrow?
may
You can leave now.
You can rest for a bit first.
possible
中表示有可能或有能力做某事；被允许做某事biǎoshì yǒu kěnéng huò yǒu néngLì zuò mǒushì；bèi yǔnxǔ zuò mǒushì
Can you come a little earlier tomorrow?
not bad
中还不错，勉强能接受hái búcuò, miǎnqiǎng néng jiēshòu
That idea works.
His cooking skills are decent — he makes pretty good home-style dishes.
pretty good
中还不错；相当好hái búcuò、xiāngdāng hǎo
This idea works.
His performance was decent enough to deserve some encouragement.
A person holding a tool means "to use" or "to take" in order to work.
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