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未能 meaning in English

wèinéng

cannot; to fail to

15 strokes

Meaning of 未能

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

wèinéng
  1. cannot
  2. to fail to
  3. unable to

未能 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

他tā们men俩liǎ都dōu未wèi能néng找zhǎo到dào我wǒ们men的de星xīng球qiú所suǒ面miàn临lín最zuì严yán重zhòng的de问wèn题tí。
They have both failed to find the most serious problem that has ever faced our planet.
他tā未wèi能néng遵zūn守shǒu交jiāo通tōng规guī则zé，结jié果guǒ发fā生shēng了le严yán重zhòng的de事shì故gù。
His failure to observe traffic regulations resulted in a serious accident.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

未 wèi · not yet · 5 strokes

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  5. 5

能 néng · can · 10 strokes

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  10. 10

Related words

Words that share a character with 未能.

可能kěnéngmight (happen); possible
只能zhǐ néngcan only; obliged to do sth
能够nénggòuto be capable of; to be able to
才能cáinéngtalent; ability
能力nénglìcapability; ability
功能gōngnéngfunction; capability
能不能néng bu néng
未来wèiláifuture; tomorrow
能干nénggàncapable; competent
未必wèibìnot necessarily; maybe not
智能zhìnéngintelligent; able
能量néngliàngenergy; capabilities

Questions about 未能

What does 未能 mean?

未能 (wèinéng) means "cannot; to fail to".

How do you write 未能?

未能 is made of 2 characters: 未 (5 strokes), 能 (10 strokes). That is 15 strokes in total.