粵

能nang4幹gon3

simp能干
nang4 gon3néng gàn

English

  1. capable
  2. competent
  3. competent; smart; capable

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 好強嘅辦事能力,擁有傑出嘅才華

Examples

  • 你很能幹。

    You are very competent.

    Tatoeba · verdastelo9604 CC BY

  • 你太能干了。

    You're really something.

    Tatoeba · GlossaMatik CC BY

  • 我們誰也能幹。

    Any one of us could do it.

    Tatoeba · tigro1973 CC BY

  • 他是个能干的男人。

    He is a man of ability.

    Tatoeba · fucongcong CC BY

  • 他是聪明能干的人。

    He was an intelligent and practical man.

    Tatoeba · verdastelo9604 CC BY

  • 我相信他是個能幹的人。

    I'm sure he is a man of ability.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 小明真係好勁,居然可以用一個鐘寫完一篇一千字嘅文!

    小明真的好能幹,居然可以用一句鐘寫完一篇一千字的文章! (siu2 ming4 zan1 dik1 hou2 nang4 gon3, geoi1 jin4 ho2 ji5 jung6 jat1 geoi3 zung1 se2 jyun4 jat1 pin1 jat1 cin1 zi6 dik1 man4 zoeng1!)

    Siu-ming is so capable that he finished writing a thousand word essay within an hour!

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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