HSK 1 能愿动词：会、能

能愿动词：会、能

Modal verbs 会 (huì) and 能 (néng): learned skill vs. possibility

⚠ English trap 母语陷阱

English “can” covers skill, possibility and permission. Chinese splits them: 会 = learned skill (会说中文), 能 = circumstance/permission (今天不能走).

Fix: Learned it? 会. Allowed/possible? 能.

Pattern 句型

能愿动词：会、能

能愿动词：会/能

How it works 讲解

会 expresses a skill you learned — 我会游泳 means someone taught you. 能 covers possibility and circumstances: having time, being allowed, or a situation making something possible. For asking permission, 能 is the natural choice, not 会.

Examples 例句

  1. 我Wǒ不会bùhuì说shuō中文Zhōngwén。

    I can't speak Chinese.

  2. 明天Míngtiān你nǐ能néng来lái吗ma？

    Can you come tomorrow?

  3. 我Wǒ会huì说shuō中文Zhōngwén。

    I can speak Chinese.

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