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
- 流变能力(流變能力) rheology
- 机能主义(機能主義) functionalism
- 峰值输出功能(峰值輸出功能) peak power output (of an electrical device etc)
- 欧洲原子能联营(歐洲原子能聯營) Euratom
- 核能源 nuclear power
- 良知良能 instinctive understanding, especially of ethical issues; untrained, but with an inborn sense of right and wrong
- 贫贱不能移(貧賤不能移) not shaken by poverty; to preserve one's ambitions although destitute
- 五项全能(五項全能) pentathlon
- 动能(動能) kinetic energy ; willpower; determination
- 语言能力(語言能力) verbal ability
- 光能 light energy
- 才艺技能(才藝技能) talent
- 奇能异士(奇能異士) extraordinary hero with special abilities; martial arts superhero
- 能不 is it not?
- 功能词(功能詞) function word
- 可摺叠式智能手机(可摺疊式智能手機) foldable smartphone
- 积不相能(積不相能) always at loggerheads; never able to agree with sb; unable to get on with
- 高能烈性炸药(高能烈性炸藥) high explosive
- 怎能 how can?
- 暗能量 dark energy
- 钱能通神(錢能通神) money is all-powerful; money can move God
- 能干(能幹) capable; competent
- 只能 can only; obliged to do something
- 肾功能(腎功能) kidney function
- 件件都能 capable in many trades
- 活动能力(活動能力) mobility; motility
- 性能 function; performance
- 逞功能 overly self confident
- 领导能力(領導能力) leadership (ability)
- 钱不是万能的，没钱是万万不能的(錢不是萬能的，沒錢是萬萬不能的) money isn't everything, but without money you can do nothing
- 极有可能(極有可能) extremely possible; probable
- 能源 energy; power source
- 能级(能級) energy level
- 智能卡 smart card
- 总能(總能) total energy
- 任贤使能(任賢使能) to appoint the virtuous and use the able
- 有能力 able
- 称贤荐能(稱賢薦能) praised as being worthy and recommended as being capable
- 施主能级(施主能級) donor level (semiconductor)
- 抗药能力(抗藥能力) drug-resistance (of a pathogen)
- 无能(無能) incapable; incompetent
- 可能性 possibility; probability
- 权能(權能) power
- 聚光太阳能(聚光太陽能) concentrating solar power (CSP)
- 任贤用能(任賢用能) to appoint the worthy and use the capable
- 水能载舟，亦能覆舟(水能載舟，亦能覆舟) water may keep the boat afloat but may also sink it; the people can support a regime or overturn it; if sth is used properly, one can benefit from it, otherwise it can do harm
- 高效能 highly efficient; effectivity
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Word is mentioned most frequently in
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- 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
- 周語下 Discourses of Zhou III Guoyu 國語 — count: 56
- 《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: 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
- 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
- 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
- 能祈 (能祈) 能祈天永命 — Book of Documents 尚書, 周書 召誥 Zhou Shu - Announcement of the Duke of Shao — count: 2
- 文公能 (文公能) 衞文公能以道化其民 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧鄘‧蝃蝀 Lessons from the states - Odes of Yong - Di Dong — 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
- 云能 (雲能) 曷云能來 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧邶‧雄雉 Lessons from the states - Odes of Bei - Xiong Zhi — count: 2