nǎ​néng

how can

  • created sense approved 哪能 · nǎ​néng · how can — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    哪能

    nǎ​néng

    how can

    Used in rhetorical questions to express disbelief or impossibility, meaning "how is it possible that" or "how can one".

    哪 (literal) → 哪 · nǎ · how 能 (literal) → 能 · néng · can

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    created sense