whether one can; whether it is possible

能否

néng fǒu

n+éng·2nd tonef+ǒu·3rd tone

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Should we play?

我们能否去玩？

I wonder if it would be possible for you to introduce me to Mr. Harrison of PC Interactive Co. Ltd.

我想知道您能否把我介紹给 PC Interactive 有限公司的哈里森先生。

Can one be honest without appearing arrogant?

一个人能否在不显得傲慢的情况下保持诚实？

Will you show me your passport, please?

能否请您给我看一下您的护照？

Is it possible to indicate a date on which a language came into life? "What a question!" you will be inclined to say. And yet such a date exists: the 26th of July, the Day of Esperanto. On this day in 1887 appeared in Warsaw a booklet by Ludwik Lejzer Zamenhof about the "International Language".

我们能否指出一种语言誕生的确切日期？你或許会这样说：「真是个奇怪的问题！」然而，这样的日期确实存在：7 月 26 日，世界语日。1887 年的这一天，路德維克萊泽柴门霍夫在华沙出版了一本关于「国际语言」的小冊子。

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