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
- 未能 to fail to
- 件件都能 capable in many trades
- 超能力 superpower; extrasensory perception
- 德薄能鲜(德薄能鮮) little virtue and meager abilities
- 能中之与(能中之與) Would that be correct?
- 功能集 function library
- 不以规矩，不能成方圆(不以規矩，不能成方圓) without rules, nothing can be done (idiom, from Mencius); one must follow some rules
- 万能曲尺(萬能曲尺) universal bevel (to measure angles)
- 低能儿(低能兒) retarded child; moron; idiot
- 认知能力(認知能力) cognitive ability
- 能诗善文(能詩善文) highly literate; capable at poetry, proficient at prose
- 无所不能(無所不能) omnipotent
- 能不 is it not?
- 良知良能 instinctive understanding, especially of ethical issues; untrained, but with an inborn sense of right and wrong
- 恨不能 wishing one could do something; to hate to be unable; itching to do something
- 量能授官 to appoint to office based on capability
- 功能团(功能團) functional group
- 光能合成 photosynthesis
- 活动能力(活動能力) mobility; motility
- 峰值输出功能(峰值輸出功能) peak power output (of an electrical device etc)
- 本能 instinct
- 骋能(騁能) to show off one's abilities
- 五项全能(五項全能) pentathlon
- 聚光太阳能(聚光太陽能) concentrating solar power (CSP)
- 核能 nuclear energy
- 能量守恒(能量守恆) conservation of energy
- 机能主义(機能主義) functionalism
- 胜任能力(勝任能力) competency
- 太阳能板(太陽能板) solar panel
- 神经官能症(神經官能症) neurosis
- 能干(能幹) capable; competent
- 生物能 bio-energy
- 异能(異能) different function
- 流变能力(流變能力) rheology
- 功能性磁共振成像 functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI)
- 能动性(能動性) initiative; active role
- 积不相能(積不相能) always at loggerheads; never able to agree with sb; unable to get on with
- 官能 function; capability; sense; faculty
- 生物质能(生物質能) biomass
- 万能梗犬(萬能梗犬) Airedale terrier
- 可能 probably ; probable ; probable ; possibility; probability; likelihood
- 十项全能(十項全能) decathlon
- 势能(勢能) potential energy
- 能彀 able to do; in a position to do
- 不能自已 unable to control oneself; to be beside oneself
- 没有什么不可能(沒有什麼不可能) nothing is impossible; there's nothing impossible about it
- 功能词(功能詞) function word
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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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 能谷 (能谷) 自何能穀 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 小雅‧節南山之什‧小宛 Minor odes of the kingdom - Jie Nan Shan Zhi Shen - Xiao Wan — count: 2
- 能降 (能降) 驕而能降 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 隱公 Lord Yin — count: 2
- 言能 (言能) 言能逮下而無嫉妒之心焉 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧周南‧樛木 Lessons from the states - Odes Of Zhou And The South - Jiu Mu — count: 2
- 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
- 能内 (能內) 宣王能內脩政事 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 小雅‧南有嘉魚之什‧車攻 Minor odes of the kingdom - Nan You Jia Yu Zhi Shen - Che Gong — count: 2