Can: When to use neng (能), ke yi (可以), or hui (会)?
Could someone please explain when to use these three different ways of expressing "can" and give me some examples. From what I can tell, these are used interchangeably, have the same meanings: "can" or "possible" or "able". What are the differences, do they imply different levels of certainty or tense, are they used in different situations, or are they just different ways of saying exactly the same thing? 谢谢!! ^_^
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能néngㄋㄥˊ
1、才干,本事:~力。~耐。才~。the gift in some field or doing something
2、有才干的:~人。~手。贤~。~工巧匠。~者为师。have the gift in doing something
3、胜任,善于:~够。~柔~刚。力所~及。欲罢不~。~动。have ability to do something
4、会(表示可能性):小弟弟~走路了。can ( the same meaning as "会" )
5、应该:你不~这样说他。should
6、物理学名词,“能量”的简称:电~。热~。energy
会huìㄏㄨㄟˋ
1、聚合,合拢,合在一起:~合。~审。~话。gather
2、多数人的集合或组成的团体:~议。开~。meeting
3、重要的或中心的城市:都(dū)~。省~。big city
4、彼此见面:~面。~见。meet
5、付钱:~账。~钞。pay for something
6、理解,领悟,懂:~心,体~。understand
7、能,善于:~游泳。~英语。can (can be used where "能" also can be used)
8、时机,事情变化的一个时间:机~难得。the very time to do something
9、一小段时间:一~儿。a small period of time
10、可能,能够:他不~来了。will
可以 kěyǐ
1、表示可能或能够 can
可以为富安天下,而直为此廪廪也。——汉· 贾谊《论积贮疏》
2、表示许可 may
现在你可以走了
3、不坏;还好 not bad; pretty good
她的英语还可以
4、厉害 awful; very; extremly
这真闲得可以
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能 means to be able or allowed to do something which is same as 可以 except that 能 sometimes means to be willing to do it. at most cases, they can exchange with each other.
会 means to know how to do something or something happens in future which is similar to "will".
you can distinguish them in negative forms,不能= i cannot 不可以=i was not allowed 不会=i don't know how to do it.
我能游泳 i know how to swim and now i can jump into water
我可以游泳 is similar to 我能 but there is another meaning that i am allowed to swim here or now , e.g by doctor.
我会游泳 means i only say i know how to swim but i don't tell you if i can swim at the moment
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可以
1. 表示可能或能够。(Can; may)
不会的事情,用心去学,是可以学会的。
You can learn what you don't know if you set your heart on it.
2.表示许可。(indicating permission)
你可以走了。
You may go.
3. 好;不坏。passable; not bad
这篇文章写得还可以。
This article is pretty good.
4.厉害。(terrigle; awful)
天气实在热得可以
‘能’表示具备某种能力或达到某种效率,‘会’表示学得某种本领。初次学会某种动作用‘会’,恢复某种能力用‘能’,如:小弟弟会走路了︱他病好了,能下床了。具备某种技能可以用‘能’,也可以用‘会’,如:能写会算。达到某种效率,用‘能’,不用‘会’,如:她一分钟能打一百五十字。b)名词前面文言可以用‘能’,白话只用‘会’,如:能诗善画︱会英文︱会象棋。c)跟‘不…不’组成双重否定,‘不能不’表示必须,‘不会不’表示一定,如:你不能不来啊!︱他不会不来的。在疑问或揣测的句子里都表示可能,如:他不能(会)不答应吧?d)对于尚未实现的自然现象的推测,用‘能(够)’,不用‘可(以)’,如:这雨能下长么?e)用在跟某些动词结合表示被动的可能性时,用‘可’,不用‘能’,如:我们是不可战胜的。
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