y\u01d0 z\u00e0i zh\u00e8l\u01d0 x\u012by\u0101n! \/ You can\u2019t smoke here!). <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\nMore Examples:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Can I ask you a question?<\/em>\u6211\u53ef\u4ee5\u95ee\u4f60\u4e00\u4e2a\u95ee\u9898\u5417\uff1f<\/em>(W\u01d2 k\u011by\u01d0 w\u00e8n n\u01d0 y\u00ed<\/em> \u0261\u00e8 w\u00e8nt\u00ed m\u0251\uff1f)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\nThe boss is having a meeting; you cannot enter the room.<\/em>\u8001\u677f\u6b63\u5728\u5f00\u4f1a\uff0c\u4f60\u73b0\u5728\u4e0d\u53ef\u4ee5\u8fdb\u53bb\u3002<\/em>(L\u01ceob\u01cen zh\u00e8n\u0261z\u00e0i k\u0101ihu\u00ec\uff0c n\u01d0 xi\u00e0nz\u00e0i b\u00f9 k\u011by\u01d0 j\u00ecnq\u00f9.)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\nMom said that we can go out to play after dinner.<\/em>\u5988\u5988\u8bf4\u5403\u5b8c\u665a\u996d\u5c31\u53ef\u4ee5\u51fa\u53bb\u73a9\u4e86\u3002<\/em>(M\u0101m\u0251 shu\u014d ch\u012b w\u00e1n w\u01cenf\u00e0n ji\u00f9 k\u011by\u01d0 ch\u016bq\u00f9 w\u00e1n le.)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n\u4f1a (hu\u00ec) denotes the knowledge of how to do something as in \u4ed6\u4f1a<\/em>\u8bf4<\/em>\u963f\u62c9\u4f2f<\/em>\u8bed\u3002<\/em> (T\u0101 hu\u00ec shu\u014d \u0101l\u0101b\u00f3 y\u01d4<\/em>\u3002<\/em>\/ He can speak arabic) <\/em>or \u4f60\u4e0d\u4f1a\u5531\u6b4c<\/em> (N\u01d0 b\u00fa hu\u00ec ch\u00e0n\u0261\u0261\u0113.\/ You can\u2019t sing). <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\nMore Examples:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
My friend can\u2019t swim.<\/em>\u6211\u7684\u670b\u53cb\u4e0d\u4f1a\u6e38\u6cf3\u3002<\/em>(W\u01d2 de p\u00e9n\u0261you b\u00fahu\u00ec y\u00f3uy\u01d2n\u0261.)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\nThis international student can sing twenty Chinese songs.<\/em>\u8fd9\u4e2a\u7559\u5b66\u751f\u4f1a\u5531\u4e8c\u5341\u9996\u4e2d\u6587\u6b4c\u3002<\/em>(Zh\u00e8\u0261e li\u00faxu\u00e9sh\u0113n\u0261 hu\u00ec ch\u00e0n\u0261 \u00e8rsh\u00ed sh\u01d2u zh\u014dn\u0261w\u00e9n \u0261\u0113.)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\nThe teacher has told him five times and now he finally can do this problem.<\/em>\u8001\u5e08\u6559\u4e86\u4ed6\u4e94\u904d\uff0c\u4ed6\u7ec8\u4e8e\u4f1a\u505a\u8fd9\u9053\u9898\u4e86\u3002<\/em>(L\u01ceosh\u012b ji\u0101o le t\u0101 w\u01d4 bi\u00e0n\uff0c t\u0101 zh\u014dn\u0261y\u00fa hu\u00ec zu\u00f2 zh\u00e8 d\u00e0o t\u00ed le.)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nFinally \u80fd (n\u00e9n\u0261) expresses ability: \u4ed6\u80fd\u8dd1\u5f97\u5f88\u5feb\u3002<\/em> (T\u0101 n\u00e9n\u0261 p\u01ceo de h\u011bn ku\u00e0i. \/ He can run very fast). <\/em>This is fairly straightforward but there can be some overlap. \u80fd can also be used to ask for permission: \u6211\u80fd\u4e0d\u80fd\u501f\u4f60\u7684\u94c5\u7b14<\/em>\uff1f<\/em>(W\u01d2 n\u00e9n\u0261 bu n\u00e9n\u0261 ji\u00e8 n\u01d0 de qi\u0101nb\u01d0? \/ Can I borrow your pen?). <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\nMore Examples:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He had a sore throat, so he can\u2019t talk today.<\/em>\u4ed6\u55d3\u5b50\u75bc\uff0c\u4eca\u5929\u4e0d\u80fd\u8bf4\u8bdd\u3002<\/em>(T\u0101 s\u01cen\u0261zi t\u00e9n\u0261, j\u012bnti\u0101n b\u00f9 n\u00e9n\u0261 shu\u014dhu\u00e0.)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\nAlthough he sits in the back row, he can still read the characters on the blackboard.<\/em>\u867d\u7136\u4ed6\u5750\u5728\u6700\u540e\u4e00\u6392\uff0c\u4f46\u662f\u4ed6\u80fd\u770b\u89c1\u9ed1\u677f\u4e0a\u7684\u5b57\u3002<\/em>(Su\u012br\u00e1n t\u0101 zu\u00f2 z\u00e0i zu\u00ech\u00f2u y\u00ecp\u00e1i, d\u00e0nsh\u00ec t\u0101 n\u00e9n\u0261 k\u00e0nji\u00e0n h\u0113ib\u01cen sh\u00e0n\u0261 de z\u00ec.)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\nHe has recovered well, so he can walk now.<\/em>\u4ed6\u6062\u590d\u5f97\u4e0d\u9519\uff0c\u73b0\u5728\u80fd\u4e0b\u5e8a\u8d70\u8def\u4e86\u3002<\/em>(T\u0101 hu\u012bf\u00f9 d\u00e9 b\u00facu\u00f2\uff0c xi\u00e0nz\u00e0i n\u00e9n\u0261 xi\u00e0 chu\u00e1n\u0261 z\u01d2ul\u00f9 le.)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\nAlthough similar, the main difference between \u80fd and \u4f1a is that \u80fd indicates a physical ability to do something whereas \u4f1a implies having had to learn something in order to be able to do something. For instance: \u8fd9\u53ea\u7334\u5b50\u4f1a\u7528\u7535\u8111<\/em>\uff0c<\/em>\u4f46\u662f\u73b0\u5728\u4ed6\u4e0d\u80fd<\/em> \u3002<\/em>(Zh\u00e8 zh<\/em>\u012b<\/em> h\u00f3uzi hu\u00ec y\u00f2n\u0261 di\u00e0nn\u01ceo, d\u00e0nsh\u00ec xi\u00e0nz\u00e0i t\u0101 b\u00f9 n\u00e9n\u0261.\/ This monkey can use the computer but he can\u2019t now.) <\/em>We aren\u2019t given the reason the monkey can\u2019t use it now but implicitly we know the monkey can\u2019t physically do it at this moment. Maybe he has hurt his mouse finger or a gorilla has crushed the computer. At any rate we know the monkey has learnt to use the computer previously.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe correct use of the words \u2018can\u2019 in Chinese is made much easier by following the above guidelines. Once you master the various nuances of each word, it becomes quite natural and easy to use the correct one in the correct situation. Eventually, you will feel wrong when you use the incorrect word!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
As you get a little more confident with learning Chinese, some of the initial problems such as tones, characters and strange pronunciations the mouth seems to refuse to make start to fade away. However there are still a few troublesome words that intermediate or advanced Chinese learners may struggle with. When simple words in English…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":103,"featured_media":6796,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,176],"tags":[77,93,78,80,84],"post_series":[],"class_list":["post-6789","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-learn-mandarin-online","category-usage","tag-beginner","tag-how-to-use","tag-intermediate","tag-self-study","tag-vocabulary","entry","has-media"],"yoast_head":"\n
Translating \u201ccan\u201d into Chinese: \u53ef\u4ee5 (k\u011b y\u01d0), \u4f1a (hu\u00ec) and\u80fd (n\u00e9n\u0261)<\/title>\n
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