dìng néngdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to be definitely able (to do sth)
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Original source entry:

定能 定能 [ding4 neng2] /to be definitely able (to do sth)/

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  • 定
    dìng

    to fix; to set; to make definite / to subscribe to (a newspaper etc); to book (tickets etc); to order (goods etc) / to congeal; to coagulate / (literary) definitely

  • 能
    néng

    can / to be able to / might possibly / ability / (physics) energy

    Néng

    surname Neng

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