能 néng
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néng
auxiliary verb
can; able
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: Expresses either (1) the physical ability to do something or (2) possibility. 能 is used in this sense as a modal auxiliary in a similar way in both modern and Literary Chinese (Guoyu '能' v 1; Kroll 2015 '能' 2; Pulleyblank 1995, p. 122; Sun 2006, loc. 1717; XHZD '能' 3) -
néng
noun
ability; capacity
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: In the sense of 能力 (Guoyu '能' n 2; Kroll 2015 '能' 1; Unihan '能'; XHZD '能' 1) -
néng
noun
a mythical bear-like beast
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Mythology
Notes: (Guoyu '能' n 1) -
néng
noun
energy
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Physics
Notes: In the sense of 能量; for example, 电能 'electrical energy' (Guoyu '能' n 6; XHZD '能' 7) -
néng
noun
function; use
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 用途 or 功用 (Guoyu '能' n 4) -
néng
adverb
may; should; permitted to
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: In the sense of 可以 (Guoyu '能' adv 1; Unihan '能'; XHZD '能' 5) -
néng
adjective
talent
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Guoyu '能' adj 1; Kroll 2015 '能' 1a; XHZD '能' 2) -
néng
adjective
expert at
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '能' 2a) -
néng
verb
to be in harmony
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 投契 (Guoyu '能' v 2; Kroll 2015 '能' 3) -
néng
verb
to tend to; to care for
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '能' 3a) -
néng
verb
to reach; to arrive at
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 到 (Guoyu '能' v 3; Kroll 2015 '能' 4) -
néng
adverb
as long as; only
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 只 (Guoyu '能' adv 2; Kroll 2015 '能' 5) -
néng
adverb
even if
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 宁 (Guoyu '能' adv 3; Kroll 2015 '能' 5a) -
néng
adverb
but
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '能' 5b) -
néng
adverb
in this way
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '能' 6)
Contained in
- 效能 efficacy; effectiveness
- 胜任能力(勝任能力) competency
- 各尽所能(各盡所能) each does his utmost; from each according to his means
- 能否 whether or not; can it or can't it; is it possible?
- 潜能(潛能) potential; hidden capability
- 核能源 nuclear power
- 奇能异士(奇能異士) extraordinary hero with special abilities; martial arts superhero
- 全知全能 omniscient and omnipotent
- 智能 intellect; intelligence
- 凭本能做事(憑本能做事) to follow one's nose
- 能源危机(能源危機) energy crisis
- 能级(能級) energy level
- 安能善 How could they be good?
- 体能(體能) physical capability; stamina; vitality
- 巴不能够(巴不能夠) avid; eager for; longing for; to look forward to
- 不可能 impossible; cannot; not able
- 万能梗(萬能梗) Airedale terrier
- 逞功能 overly self confident
- 峰值输出功能(峰值輸出功能) peak power output (of an electrical device etc)
- 辐射能(輻射能) radiation energy (e.g. solar)
- 官能基 functional group
- 未能免俗 unable to break the custom ; bound by conventions
- 智能手机(智能手機) smartphone
- 精明能干(精明能幹) able and efficient
- 力所能及 to the best of one's ability
- 功能 function; capability
- 欲罢不能(欲罷不能) want to stop but cannot
- 方能 can then (and only then)
- 能言善辩(能言善辯) glib of tongue; eloquent
- 任贤用能(任賢用能) to appoint the worthy and use the capable
- 尊贤使能(尊賢使能) to respect talent and make use of ability
- 能吏 a capable official
- 功能团(功能團) functional group
- 柔能克刚(柔能克剛) lit. the soft can subdue the hard
- 地热能(地熱能) geothermal energy
- 耗能 to consume energy; energy consumption
- 甄才品能 able to discern talent
- 精神官能症 neurosis
- 施主能级(施主能級) donor level (semiconductor)
- 功能性 functionality
- 能屈能伸 can bow and submit, or can stand tall (idiom, from Book of Changes); ready to give and take
- 耳熟能详(耳熟能詳) what is listened to thoroughly can be repeated in detail
- 不能自已 unable to control oneself; to be beside oneself
- 生物能 bio-energy
- 无所不能(無所不能) omnipotent
- 功能性磁共振成像 functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI)
- 定能 to be definitely able (to do sth)
Also contained in
Word is mentioned most frequently in
Truncated for common words
- 昭公 Lord Zhao The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳 — count: 106
- Daode Jing 《道德經》 Daode Jing 道德經 — count: 92
- 襄公 Lord Xiang The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳 — count: 79
- 《中庸章句》 Commentary on Doctrine of the Mean Commentaries on the Four Books by Zhu Xi 朱熹四書章句集注 — count: 58
- 周語下 Discourses of Zhou III Guoyu 國語 — count: 56
- 卷十四 詮言訓 Chapter 14: Explanation of Sayings Huainanzi 淮南子 — count: 50
- 卷三十 魏書三十 烏丸鮮卑東夷傳 Volume 30: Book of Wei 30 - Biographies of the Wuhuan, Xianbei, and Dongyi Records of the Three Kingdoms 三國志 — count: 49
- 卷十八 Scroll 18 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 47
- 儒效篇第八 Chapter 8: The Achievements of the Confucians Xunzi 荀子 — count: 42
- 卷二百七十九 列傳第三十八 王繼忠 傅潛 張昭允 戴興 王漢忠 王能 張凝 魏能 陳興 許均 張進 李重貴 呼延贊 劉用 耿全斌 周仁美 Volume 279 Biographies 38: Wang Jizhong, Fu Qian, Zhang Zhaoyun, Dai Xing, Wang Hanzhong, Wang Neng, Zhang Ning, Wei Neng, Chen Xing, Xu Jun, Zhang Jin, Li Zhonggui, Hu Yanzan, Liu Yong, Geng Quanbin, Zhou Renmei History of Song 宋史 — count: 38
Collocations
- 胡能 (胡能) 胡能有定 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧邶‧日月 Lessons from the states - Odes of Bei - Ri Yue — count: 4
- 能固 (能固) 是以能固 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 桓公 Lord Huan — count: 3
- 能闵 (能閔) 婦人能閔其君子 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧周南‧汝墳 Lessons from the states - Odes Of Zhou And The South - Ru Fen — count: 3
- 僖公能 (僖公能) 僖公能遵伯禽之法 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 魯頌‧駉之什‧駉 Sacrificial odes of Zhou - Decade Of Jiong - Jiong — count: 3
- 能脩 (能脩) 能脩其政 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧唐‧椒聊 Lessons from the states - Odes of Tang - Jiao Liao — count: 3
- 妇人能 (婦人能) 婦人能閔其君子 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧周南‧汝墳 Lessons from the states - Odes Of Zhou And The South - Ru Fen — count: 2
- 能官 (能官) 文王能官人也 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 大雅‧文王之什‧棫樸 Greater odes of the kingdom - Decade Of Wen Wang - Yu Pu — count: 2
- 能循 (能循) 大夫妻能循法度也 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧召南‧采蘋 Lessons from the states - Odes Of Shao And The South - Cai Ping — count: 2
- 能格 (能格) 矧曰其有能格知天命 — Book of Documents 尚書, 周書 大誥 Zhou Shu - Great Announcement — count: 2
- 能尽 (能儘) 能盡其心矣 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧召南‧小星 Lessons from the states - Odes Of Shao And The South - Xiao Xing — count: 2