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能
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Definitions
- 1. can
- 2. to be able to
- 3. might possibly
- 4. ability
- 5. (physics) energy
Example Sentences
1 shown希望你 能 來這場party。
Sentence data courtesy of Tatoeba.org.
Words Containing 能
money is not omnipotent
avid
to be literate and numerate (idiom)
omniscient and omnipotent
talent
to recognize one's mistakes and be able to reform oneself (idiom)
chemical energy
capable person
hydrogen energy (energy derived from using hydrogen as a fuel)
functional group (chemistry)
little virtue and meager abilities (idiom); I'm a humble person and not much use at anything (Song writer Ouyang Xiu 歐陽修|欧阳修[ōu yáng xiū])
talent
leadership (ability)
highly efficient
energy
production capacity
solar cell
If one can change after making a mistake, there is nothing better (idiom)
zero-point energy (quantum mechanical vacuum effect)
potential
solar energy
hydroelectric power
conservation of energy (physics)
glib of tongue (idiom)
to save energy
Euratom
impossible
according to one's capabilities
heat energy
Zhu Bajie 豬八戒|猪八戒[zhū bā jiè] or Zhu Wuneng, Pigsy or Pig (in Journey to the West)
show business
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
verbal ability
modal verb (e.g. 肯[kěn], 能[néng], 會|会[huì], 要[yào], 該|该[gāi], 得[děi], 願意|愿意[yuàn yì], 可以[kě yǐ], 可能[kě néng], 敢[gǎn], 應該|应该[yīng gāi])
TOCFL (Test of Chinese as a Foreign Language)
energy shortage
potency
not shaken by poverty
physical capability
Canon (Japanese company)
high performance
Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute
fig. nowadays, women have an equal part to play in society
China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC)
to respect talent and make use of ability (Mencius)
particular abilities
energy efficiency
to step aside and give a more worthy person a chance (idiom)
possibility; probability
see 恨不得[hèn bu de]
multifunctional
able
money isn't everything, but without money you can do nothing (idiom)
what's frequently heard can be repeated in detail (idiom)
wind power
if this can be done
energy consumption
it's the most capable people who do the most work (idiom) (intended as consolation for the overworked, or flattery when making a request etc)
agnosia
irresistible
nuclear energy
General Scholastic Ability Test (college entrance exam in Taiwan)
master key
function
unable to control oneself
(slang) Something awesome is about to happen! (originally, in a Japanese space battleship anime, it meant \Danger! High energy up ahead!\ — a warning to either prepare for battle or take evasive action)
triathlon
literacy
supernatural power
functional group
competence
sage
tidal power
omnipotent
decathlon
nothing is impossible
peak power output (of an electrical device etc)
can only
with familiarity you learn the trick (idiom); practice makes perfect
a learned person need not leave his home to know what's going on in the world (idiom)
can bow and submit, or can stand tall (idiom, from Book of Changes); ready to give and take
without rules, nothing can be done (idiom, from Mencius); one must follow some rules
can bow and submit, or can stand tall (idiom, from Book of Changes); ready to give and take
electrical energy
not corrupted by wealth and honors
kidney function
hyperthyroidism
see 八仙過海，各顯神通|八仙过海，各显神通[bā xiān guò hǎi , gè xiǎn shén tōng]
capable
highly literate
able to do sth
special ability
high energy particle
want to stop but can't (idiom)
can then (and only then)
have to
rheology
positive energy
high in score but low in ability (as a result of teaching to the test)
internal energy
functionality
A leader can submit or can stand tall as required.
energy metabolism
impotent (idiom)
high performance
function
to be definitely able (to do sth)
Zhu Bajie 豬八戒|猪八戒[zhū bā jiè] or Zhu Wuneng, Pigsy or Pig (in Journey to the West)
ability to work
incapable
extraordinary hero with special abilities
mechanical energy
as far as possible
jealous of the able, envious of the clever (idiom)
negative energy
ready to take any job, high or low
function
nobody can compete with
can sing and dance (idiom); fig. a person of many talents
power
to be capable of
money can't buy happiness
mobility
intelligent design (religion)
whether or not
to follow one's nose
unable to get along (idiom)
unable to help however much one would like to (idiom); Although we sympathize, there is no way to help you.
functional group (chemistry)
China Atomic Energy Agency (CAEA)
(neologism c. 2019) to empower
artificial intelligence (AI)
money is all-powerful
light energy (e.g. solar)
kinetic energy
functional group (chemistry)
visibility
energy level
nuclear power
functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI)
lit. the soft can subdue the hard
concentrating solar power (CSP)
heptathlon
lit. with money, you can get a devil to turn a millstone (idiom)
smart card
Airedale terrier
technical ability
fertility
capability
menu (software)
initiative
possible
smartphone
function; performance; behavior
car with a new type of propulsion system (hybrid, hydrogen-powered etc)
manufacturing ability
functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI)
weight-carrying capacity
Airedale terrier
each does his utmost (idiom)
functional module
intellectual disability
how can?
total energy
atomic power station
to show off one's ability
(idiom) always at loggerheads; never able to agree with sb; unable to get on with sb
akathisia (condition of restlessness, a side-effect of neuroleptic antipsychotic drug)
instinctive understanding, esp. of ethical issues (idiom); untrained, but with an inborn sense of right and wrong
management function
to envy the virtuous and talented (idiom)
different function
to consume energy
drug-resistance (of a pathogen)
cannot
multifunction meter (e.g. for gas and electricity supply)
erectile dysfunction (ED)
atomic energy
high energy (physics)
geothermal energy
almighty
extremely possible
omnipotent
neurosis
photosynthesis
lit. water may keep the boat afloat but may also sink it (proverb)
liquidity; marketability
bio-energy
competency
social accomplishment
can talk really well (idiom); the gift of the gab
function
might (happen)
hydroelectric power
money is omnipotent (idiom)
biomass
governing capacity
processing capability
neurosis
able and efficient
metalinguistic ability
to be good at
high energy
dark energy (astronomy)
function library
superpower; superhuman power
efficacy
compact fluorescent lamp (CFL)
US Department of Energy (DOE)
function word
unable to break the custom (idiom)
Ritalin (brand name)
energy crisis
donor level (semiconductor)
solar panel
pentathlon
renewable energy source
phanaeng (also spelled \panang\) (type of Thai curry) (loanword)
high explosive
to cede to the virtuous and yield to the talented (idiom)
cannot
Huineng (638-713), the Sixth Patriarch of Chan Buddhism
Knowledge is not innate to man, how can we overcome doubt?
agraphia
radiation energy (e.g. solar)
universal bevel (to measure angles)
rare and precious
intelligent
energy drink
incompetence
ability
to appoint the virtuous and use the able (idiom); appointment on the basis of ability and integrity
potential energy
to be either weak or strong both have their purpose (idiom)
omnipotent
to constrain and limit successful, capable people
energy
retarded child
expert
as far as one's capabilities extend (idiom); to the best of one's ability
mediocre and incompetent