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才能

cái néng · cai neng

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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2 examples

唯(wéi)有(yǒu)加(jiā)很(hěn)多(duō)糖(táng)才(cái)能(néng)让(ràng)我(wǒ)喝(hē)得(de)下(xià)粥(zhōu)。

The only way I can eat porridge is with lots of sugar.

Tatoeba: Chinese by DaoSeng · English by sundown · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

花(huā)了(le)很(hěn)久(jiǔ)才(cái)能(néng)听(tīng)懂(dǒng)她(tā)在(zài)说(shuō)什(shén)么(me)。

It took a long time to take in what she was saying.

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ability; talent; sb of a certain type

can; to be able to

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.