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會不會

简会不会 · 繁會不會

Mandarin · pinyin huì bù huì

(posing a question: whether sb, something) can or cannot?
is able to or not

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會: huì · to assemble, meet together; a meeting; an organization
不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
会: huì · assemble, meet together; meeting

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4–4–4 · hui4 bu4 hui4

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