How to Say ‘They'll definitely score’ in Simplified Chinese
肯定能进
kěn dìng néng jìn
[kěndìng nung jìn]
💬 Usage Tip: In football talk, 进 "enter" on its own means 'score', because the ball goes in. You don't need a word for 'goal'.
Phrase Breakdown
肯定
kěn dìng
[kěndìng]
definitely; surely
Expresses strong certainty.
他肯定会来。
He will definitely come.
能
néng
[nung]
can; be able to
Expresses ability or possibility to do something.
能帮到你，我也很开心。
If I can help you, I’m also very happy.
进
jìn
[jìn]
to score (a goal)
For a ball or team, to get the ball into the goal.
我们进了两个球。
We scored two goals.
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