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Jyutping nang4 zi2
Pinyin néng zhǐ

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun
    signifier
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    你不能指望我一切都考虑周到!
    你不能指望我一切都考慮周到!
    nǐ bù néng zhǐ wàng wǒ yī qiè dōu kǎo lǜ zhōu dào !
    • You can't expect me to think of everything all the time!
  2. Mandarin
    你不能指望我一直考虑周到!
    你不能指望我一直考慮周到!
    nǐ bù néng zhǐ wàng wǒ yī zhí kǎo lǜ zhōu dào !
    • You can't expect me to always think of everything!
    • You can't expect me to think of everything all the time!
  3. Mandarin
    没有证据你们不能指责他偷东西。
    沒有證據你們不能指責他偷東西。
    méi yǒu zhèng jù nǐ men bù néng zhǐ zé tā tōu dōng xī 。
    • You can't accuse him of theft without having proof.
  4. Mandarin
    你不能指望他们的帮助。
    你不能指望他們的幫助。
    nǐ bù néng zhǐ wàng tā men de bāng zhù 。
    • You can't count on their help.
  5. Mandarin
    你不能指望他们认不出你的伪装。那个歪半边的一角店胡子是致命漏洞!
    你不能指望他們認不出你的偽裝。那個歪半邊的一角店鬍子是致命漏洞!
    nǐ bù néng zhǐ wàng tā men rèn bù chū nǐ de wěi zhuāng 。 nà ge wāi bàn biān de yī jiǎo diàn hú zi shì zhì mìng lòu dòng !
    • You can't seriously expect that they won't recognize you in that disguise. That lopsided, dime store moustache is a dead giveaway!
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    我能指望你今晚来吗?
    我能指望你今晚來嗎?
    wǒ néng zhǐ wàng nǐ jīn wǎn lái ma ?
    • Can I count on your coming this evening?
  2. Mandarin
    谁不懂得这个历史特点,谁就不能指导这个革命和进行这个革命到胜利,谁就会被人民抛弃,变为向隅而泣的可怜虫。
    誰不懂得這個歷史特點,誰就不能指導這個革命和進行這個革命到勝利,誰就會被人民拋棄,變為向隅而泣的可憐蟲。
    shéi bù dǒng de zhè ge lì shǐ tè diǎn , shéi jiù bù néng zhǐ dǎo zhè ge gé mìng hé jìn xíng zhè ge gé mìng dào shèng lì , shéi jiù huì bèi rén mín pāo qì , biàn wéi xiàng yú ér qì de kě lián chóng .
    • Whoever fails to understand such historical characteristics will not be able to direct the revolution and lead it to victory, but will be cast aside by the people and left to grieve out in the cold.