néng

  1. 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)
  2. 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)
  3. néng noun a mythical bear-like beast
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Mythology
    Notes: (Guoyu '能' n 1)
  4. 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)
  5. néng noun function; use
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 用途 or 功用 (Guoyu '能' n 4)
  6. 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)
  7. néng adjective talent
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Guoyu '能' adj 1; Kroll 2015 '能' 1a; XHZD '能' 2)
  8. néng adjective expert at
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Kroll 2015 '能' 2a)
  9. 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)
  10. néng verb to tend to; to care for
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Kroll 2015 '能' 3a)
  11. 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)
  12. 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)
  13. néng adverb even if
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 宁 (Guoyu '能' adv 3; Kroll 2015 '能' 5a)
  14. néng adverb but
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Kroll 2015 '能' 5b)
  15. néng adverb in this way
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Kroll 2015 '能' 6)

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