能不能

can ... or not

→ 能
phrase Very common #729
can ... or not Often used to make a request or ask whether something is possible.
CH: 你能不能帮我一下?
EN: Can you help me for a moment?

能不能再给我两杯这个

Could I get two more of these, please?

— 坠落的审判 (2023)

抱歉你们能不能回避一下?

Sorry, could you give us some privacy?

— 奥本海默 (2023)

看能不能找到你们

See if you can find them.

— 叶问 (2008)

能不能带上我

Could you take me with you?

— 伊万的童年 (1962)

能不能跳

Can you jump?

— Dying to Survive (2018)

你们能不能带我一起去

Can you take me with you?

— 幸福的拉扎罗 (2018)

请您能不能尽量慢点说?

Could you please speak as slowly as possible?

拜托能不能快点了

Please, can you hurry up?

— 真爱至上 (2003)

能不能把那块石头收起来

Could you put that stone away?

— 天空之城 (1986)

不再管能不能得到我要的信息

I no longer care whether I can get the information I want.

— 落水狗 (1992)

爱荷华那我能不能和你们走一段

Iowa—can I travel with you guys for part of the way?

— 梦幻之地 (1989)

你们这些家伙能不能安静一下?

Can you guys keep it down?

— 维多利亚 (2015)

我能不能不上啊

Can I skip it?

— Hi, Mom (2021)

能不能给我打折?

Can you give me a discount?

她最后却说:“可是你不知道能不能信任我们,所以才保持沉默,好保护他们。”

But in the end, she said, “You stayed silent to protect them because you didn’t know whether you could trust us.”

您能不能先查后面?

Could you check the back first?

— 后来的我们 (2018)

新不如老能不能用老办法?

The new way isn’t as good as the old one. Can we use the old method?

— 朱诺 (2007)

他问我能不能一直这么干。

He asked me if I could keep doing this.

能不能一次搞定啊

Can you get it done in one go?

— 阿基拉 (1988)

“能不能接受取决于我”

Whether I can accept it is up to me.

— 完美陌生人 (2016)

能不能说具体点?

Could you be more specific?

— 朱诺 (2007)

阿曼达,我们正在商量能不能做到你要求的事。

Amanda, we're discussing whether we can do what you asked.

你今晚能不能到我家来?

Can you come to my place tonight?

看看他能不能顺便带上你

See if he can give you a ride while he’s at it.

— 月升王国 (2012)

你到底能不能干?

Can you actually do the job or not?

— 热辣滚烫 (2024)

我不知道自己能不能赢

I don't know if I can win.

— 印度有嘻哈 (2019)

他们需要我们直到他们不需要能不能把波耳弄出丹麦?

They need us until they don't. Can you get Bohr out of Denmark?

— 奥本海默 (2023)

能不能别闹了

Can you stop messing around?

— The Captain (2019)

如果你们见到唐克雷迪能不能帮我跟他说我那天发烧了

If you see Tancredi, could you tell him I had a fever that day?

— 幸福的拉扎罗 (2018)

这一次,不知道能不能逃出去

This time, I don't know if I can get out.

— 英雄本色 (1986)

我们来看看能不能找到巴克劳

Let's see if we can find Bacalau.

— 巴克劳 (2019)

能不能帮我修鞋?

Could you repair my shoes for me?

不过我想能不能和你们一起参观因为我妹妹要走了

But I was wondering if I could tour with you, because my younger sister is leaving.

— 时空恋旅人 (2013)

能不能飞会飞吗

Can it fly?

— 地球上的星星 (2007)

你们能不能帮忙看一个病人

Could you please take a look at a patient?

— 摩托日记 (2004)

就看刘家娟能不能扛过去了

Now it all depends on whether Liu Jiajuan can pull through.

— I Am What I Am 2 (2024)

它能不能让人头脑变冷静?

Can it help calm your mind?

— 瓦塞浦黑帮(上) (2012)

能不能接受取决于我

Whether I can accept it is up to me.

— 完美陌生人 (2016)

我不确定我能不能分辨出来

I'm not sure I can tell the difference.

— 乔乔的异想世界 (2019)

我能不能想个办法多用用它,又不暴露自己?

Can I find a way to use it more without exposing myself?

他们和托马斯一起进入山洞然后摘下了他的面具,想看看他能不能自己出来

They entered the cave with Thomas, then took off his mask to see if he could get out on his own.

— 孤堡惊情 (2007)

能不能给我送过来

Could you bring it over to me?

— Lost in Thailand (2012)

你这个扫帚能不能借我看一下啊?

Could I have a look at your broom?

— 魔女宅急便 (1989)

我不知道能不能去我得问问我男朋友

I don't know if I can go. I need to ask my boyfriend.

— 爆裂鼓手 (2014)

能不能先不说这事

Can we not talk about this for now?

— 美国黑帮 (2007)

你只要告诉我她能不能参加比赛

You just need to tell me whether she can compete.

— 摔跤吧!爸爸 (2016)

能不能请他们快一点

Could you ask them to hurry up?

— 色‧戒 (2007)

还有你们跟我讲话能不能把口罩摘了

Also, could you take off your masks when you talk to me?

— Dying to Survive (2018)

亲爱的我们能不能给孩子们的房间装空调

Honey, could we install air conditioning in the kids’ rooms?

— 我仍在此 (2024)

柯斯达我不知道能不能继续做下去了

Costa, I don't know if I can keep doing this.

— 雨水危机 (2011)

看我能不能捞到这个

Let's see if I can get this out.

— 月升王国 (2012)

能不能原谅他

Can you forgive him?

— 完美陌生人 (2016)

那个白龙要我来这里找您您能不能让我在这里工作

Bai Long told me to come here and see you. Could you let me work here?

— 千与千寻 (2001)

那个能不能借我看一下?

Could you lend me that for a moment so I can take a look?

— 天空之城 (1986)

“我们能不能回到那些叛徒的话题上?”

Can we get back to those traitors?

能不能快点啊

Could you hurry up?

— 釜山行 (2016)

我还算有点分寸,便问能不能谈生意。

I still had some sense of propriety, so I asked if we could talk business.

你不认识我,但我们能不能聊聊天?

You don't know me, but can we chat?

— 海上钢琴师 (1998)

家里突然来了几位朋友…想来看看你能不能借我们几颗鸡蛋?

A few friends suddenly dropped by… Could you lend us a few eggs?

— 趣味游戏 (1997)

能不能来

Can you come?

— 密阳 (2007)

不知道我能不能顶住?

I wonder if I can handle it.

— 少林足球 (2001)

我能不能看一下你的报纸?

Could I take a look at your newspaper?

我要过去,试着能不能靠近一点看

I’m going over there to see if I can get a little closer for a better look.

— 第五元素 (1997)

能不能让她坐一下

Could you let her sit down for a moment?

— 釜山行 (2016)

能不能再来一次?

Can we do it one more time?

— 少林足球 (2001)

往后我能不能再见到一艘,机会大概一半一半。

Whether I’ll ever see another one is about fifty-fifty.

邦德以前总担心通信能不能做到不可破解;不,莫里斯,我们可不是靠计算机密码。

Bond used to worry about whether communications could be made unbreakable. No, Morris, we don’t rely on computer ciphers.

能不能好好成长

Can you please grow up properly?

— 利维坦 (2014)

你又在测试我吗想看看我能不能在受审时通过?

Are you testing me again, just to see if I can pass when I’m put on trial?

— 看不见的客人 (2017)

能不能请您给我一公斤牛排?

Could you please give me a kilogram of steak?

而是能不能听到?

But can you hear it?

— 奥本海默 (2023)

能不能把这两同学都带着?

Could you take both of these students with you?

— 一个都不能少 (1999)

不知道愿望能不能实现啊

I wonder if my wish will come true.

— 记忆中的玛妮 (2014)

或者说,能不能辨别?

Or rather, can you tell the difference?

— 大象 (2003)

不知道能不能看到彗星

I wonder if we’ll be able to see the comet.

— 你的名字。 (2016)

魏老师,我能不能多写两个字?

Teacher Wei, may I write two more characters?

— 一个都不能少 (1999)

杉村,也许有逃生的方法能不能帮我忙?

Sugimura, maybe there's a way to escape. Can you help me?

— 大逃杀 (2000)

能不能每个月都来一次

Could you come once a month?

— 红猪 (1992)

那你能不能告诉我怎样才能有奇迹

Then can you tell me how to make a miracle happen?

— I Am What I Am (2021)

能不能让我们单独谈谈?

Can we talk privately?

— 不可告人 (2006)

现在有点慢,能不能等一下?

It’s a little slow right now. Could you wait a moment?

不知道这么说能不能让你们同情

I don't know if saying it this way will make you feel sorry for me.

— 朱诺 (2007)

我们怎么知道能不能兑现?

How do we know whether they can make good on it?

— 猫鼠游戏 (2002)

能不能再看一遍?

Could you take another look?

先试试看能不能起飞

Let's first see if it can take off.

— 红猪 (1992)

能不能小点声

Could you keep it down a little?

— 真爱至上 (2003)

能不能跟宰相解释一下下来再说

Could you explain it to the chancellor? We’ll talk about it after we come down.

— 满江红 (2023)

钱能不能买到幸福?

Can money buy happiness?

你们能不能再撑得过两个月?

Can you hold out for another two months?

— 一一 (2000)

能不能把那个给我现在?

Could you give me that now?

— 智利说不 (2012)

我正编着网,却担心自己能不能把它拉上来。

I'm weaving the net, but I'm worried I might not be able to haul it in.

不知道能不能飞

I don't know if it can fly.

— 风之谷 (1984)

她叫我过来看能不能借几个

She asked me to come over and see if I could borrow a few.

— 趣味游戏 (1997)

那您能不能跟我说说他的事?

Could you tell me about him?

— 我是谁:没有绝对安全的系统 (2014)

也是因为波妞舔过的能不能也添一下我们的腿要是能再次像小宗介那样跑的话就好了

Since Ponyo licked it, could she lick our legs too? It’d be nice if we could run again like little Sōsuke.

— 崖上的波妞 (2008)

能不能用?

Does it work?

— 喜剧之王 (1999)

我想请你帮忙送这个东西不知道傍晚之前能不能送到

I’d like to ask you to deliver this for me. I’m not sure if it can arrive before evening.

— 魔女宅急便 (1989)

能不能让我最后吹一曲我可没时间浪费!

Could you let me play one last tune? I don't have time to waste!

— 海上钢琴师 (1998)

我们能不能待会再谈?

Can we talk about it later?

— 夺宝奇兵3:圣战奇兵 (1989)

不晓得能不能找到钱

I don't know if I can find the money.

— 无人知晓 (2004)