The Chinese word for can is
罐头
guàntóu
Translations for can and their definitions
| 罐头 | |
| 1. Simplified form of 罐頭 |
| 罐頭 | |
| 1. n. can; tin | |
| 2. n. jar | |
| 3. n. (Cantonese, attributive) canned (standardized; mass produced; lacking originality or customization) | |
| 罐頭tau4-2 音樂ngok6 - canned music - | |
| 罐頭tau4-2 笑聲seng1 - canned laughter - |
| 屁股 | |
| 1. n. buttocks; bottom; butt; hindquarters | |
| 惱怒 的 母親 打 了 孩子zi 的 屁股gu。 - The angry mother spanked her child's rear end. | |
| 兒子zi 很 瘦削，說 屁股gu 癢，是不是 有 蟲 了？ - (My) son's gotten skinny, says his bottom is itchy, has he got worms? | |
| 2. n. tip; end; butt | |
| 煙 屁股gu - cigarette butt | |
| 3. n. (figuratively) partiality; bias | |
| 屁股gu 決定 腦袋dai - (proverb) People's bias influences their thoughts. | |
| 屁股gu 坐 在 資本家 一邊 - to side with bourgeoisie |
| 保存 | |
| 1. v. to preserve; to conserve; to keep | |
| 熱衷 於 保存 國粹 - to passionate about preserving the quintessence of Chinese culture | |
| 這 本 書 保存 完好。 - The book is in good condition. | |
| 2. v. to save (a file, changes, etc.) | |
| 保存 更gēng改 - to save changes |
| 容器 | |
| 1. n. container; vessel; receptacle | |
| 銳器 容器 - sharps container |
| 丟棄 | |
| 1. v. to abandon; to cast out; to throw away |
| 能 | |
| 1. (obsolete) a kind of bear | |
| 2. able; capable | |
| 3. can; to be able to; to be capable of; to be allowed to | |
| 我 能 跑 得de 很 快。 - I can run fast. | |
| 有 人 能 幫 我 嗎？ - Is there anybody who can help me? | |
| 漲潮 時 你 不 能 在 這個 海灘 散步。 - You can't walk along this beach at high tide. | |
| 公共場所 不能 吸煙。 - You’re not allowed to smoke in public. | |
| 4. to successfully do something (negate with 沒) | |
| 你 能 進入 這 所 大學 讀書，全 靠 你 父母 的 關係。 - You were able to study at this university all because of your parents. | |
| 他 沒 能 趕上 末班車。 - He didn't catch up the last train. | |
| 5. (dialectal) cocky | |
| 看 把 你 能 的。 - | |
| 6. may; could | |
| 能 不 能 請 你 幫 個 忙？ - May I ask a favour of you? | |
| 你 能 再 說 一遍 嗎？ - Could you repeat that? | |
| 7. rather; would rather | |
| 8. ability; capability | |
| 能力 - capability, ability | |
| 無能 - incompetent | |
| 9. talent; talented person | |
| 才能 - talent, ability | |
| 10. energy; power | |
| 太陽能 - solar energy | |
| 水能 - hydroelectric power | |
| 動能 - kinetic energy | |
| 三能tái - Santai (Chinese constellation) | |
| 11. (obsolete) mythical three-legged soft-shelled turtle |
| 丢弃 | |
| 1. Simplified form of 丟棄 |
| 可以 | |
| 1. v. can; may | |
| 你 不 可以 走。 - You may not leave. | |
| 這裡 可以 拍照 嗎？ - May I take pictures here? | |
| 2. v. can; to be able to | |
| 我 在 哪兒r 可以 弄 到 電話卡？ - Where can I get a telephone card? | |
| 現在 科學 可以 說明 許多 神秘 的 事。 - Science can now account for many mysterious things. | |
| 根據 他 的 口音 可以 判斷 出 他 可能 來自 ^下江 地區。 - From his accent we can infer that he maybe is from the downstream area of the Yangtze River. | |
| 3. v. ... can be used to ... (usually with ellipsed tr=- | |
| 棉花 可以 織布 - cotton can be used to weave cloth (lit. cotton, (one) can by this weave cloth) | |
| 水 可以 發電 - water can be used to generate electricity (lit. water, (one) can by this generate electricity) | |
| 4. adj. passable; pretty good; not bad; all right; OK | |
| 你 休息xi 就 可以 了。 - If you rest a while, you'll be alright. | |
| 5. adj. to a great extent | |
| 6. adj. capable; remarkable | |
| 你 小子 可以 啊。 |
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