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
- 只能 can only; obliged to do something
- 万能胶(萬能膠) all-purpose glue
- 推贤让能(推賢讓能) to cede to the virtuous and yield to the talented
- 功能 function; capability
- 智能手机(智能手機) smartphone
- 热能(熱能) heat energy
- 安能 how can it be possible?
- 风能(風能) wind power
- 神经官能症(神經官能症) neurosis
- 效能 efficacy; effectiveness
- 能手 an expert
- 清洁能源(清潔能源) clean energy
- 势能(勢能) potential energy
- 高分低能 high in score but low in ability (as a result of teaching to the test)
- 辐射能(輻射能) radiation energy (e.g. solar)
- 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
- 五项全能(五項全能) pentathlon
- 欧洲原子能联营(歐洲原子能聯營) Euratom
- 书写不能症(書寫不能症) agraphia
- 七项全能(七項全能) heptathlon
- 怎能 how can?
- 太阳热能(太陽熱能) solar thermal energy
- 爱莫能助(愛莫能助) love to help but not able to
- 能耐 ability; capability
- 妇女能顶半边天(婦女能頂半邊天) Woman can hold up half the sky / nowadays, women have an equal part to play in society
- 可能法 optative mood
- 不能 cannot; must not; should not
- 官能团(官能團) functional group
- 核能 nuclear energy
- 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
- 勃起功能障碍(勃起功能障礙) erectile dysfunction (ED)
- 效价能(效價能) potency
- 静坐不能(靜坐不能) akathisia (condition of restlessness, a side-effect of neuroleptic antipsychotic drug); unable to sit still; hyperactivity
- 不能不 have to; cannot but
- 贤能(賢能) a sage
- 让贤与能(讓賢與能) to step aside and give a more worthy person and capable
- 超能力 superpower; extrasensory perception
- 认知能力(認知能力) cognitive ability
- 执政能力(執政能力) governing capacity
- 全知全能 omniscient and omnipotent
- 性能 function; performance
- 总能(總能) total energy
- 有可能 possible; probable; possibly; probably; may; might
- 耗能 to consume energy; energy consumption
- 能上能下 ready to take any job, high or low
- 荐贤举能(薦賢舉能) to recommend the worthy and promote the capable
- 功能模块(功能模塊) functional module
- 能说会道(能說會道) can talk really well; the gift of the gab
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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
- 卷四百六十六 列傳第二百二十五 宦者一 竇神寶 王仁睿 王繼恩 李神福弟:神祐 劉承規 閻承翰 秦翰 周懷政 張崇貴 張繼能 衛紹欽 石知顒孫:全彬 鄧守恩 Volume 466 Biographies 225: Eunuchs 1 - Dou Shenbao, Wang Renrui, Wang Jien, Li Shenfu and younger brother: Shen You, Liu Chenggui, Yan Chenghan, Qin Han, Zhou Huaizheng, Zhang Chonggui, Zhang Jineng, Wei Shaoqin, Shi Zhiyong and grandson: Quan Bin, Deng Shouen 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
- 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
- 妻能 (妻能) 大夫妻能以禮自防也 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧召南‧草蟲 Lessons from the states - Odes Of Shao And The South - Cao Chong — 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
- 能久 (能久) 其況能久有許乎 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 隱公 Lord Yin — 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