能 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)

Contained in

• 功能主义(功能主義) functionalism
• 载重能力(載重能力) weight-carrying capacity
• 高分低能 high in score but low in ability (as a result of teaching to the test)
• 万能钥匙(萬能鑰匙) master key; skeleton key; passkey
• 流变能力(流變能力) rheology
• 前方高能 Something awesome is about to happen!
• 不能臣使 not able to bring into subjection
• 化学能(化學能) chemical energy
• 语言能力(語言能力) verbal ability
• 骋能(騁能) to show off one's abilities
• 社交才能 social accomplishment
• 机械能(機械能) mechanical energy
• 善能 to be good at
• 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
• 核能 nuclear energy
• 金钱不能买来幸福(金錢不能買來幸福) money can't buy happiness
• 潜能(潛能) potential; hidden capability
• 难能可贵(難能可貴) difficult and praiseworthy
• 能源审计(能源審計) energy audit
• 多功能 multi-functional; multi-function
• 能人 capable person
• 恨不能 wishing one could do something; to hate to be unable; itching to do something
• 能写善算(能寫善算) to be literate and numerate
• 高效能 highly efficient; effectivity
• 异能(異能) different function
• 万能梗犬(萬能梗犬) Airedale terrier
• 动能车(動能車) car with a new type of propulsion system (hybrid, hydrogen-powered etc)
• 岂能(豈能) How could someone be able?
• 胜任能力(勝任能力) competency
• 不能抵抗 irresistible
• 风能(風能) wind power
• 能够(能夠) be capable of; can; is able
• 太阳能板(太陽能板) solar panel
• 勃起功能障碍(勃起功能障礙) erectile dysfunction (ED)
• 大能 almighty
• 能否 whether or not; can it or can't it; is it possible?
• 二次能源 secondary energy
• 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
• 醉或能忘 wine may bring forgetfulness
• 所能 according to one's capabilities; what somebody is capable of
• 光能 light energy
• 功能性磁共振成像 functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI)
• 管理功能 management function
• 机能主义(機能主義) functionalism
• 逞功能 overly self confident
• 积不相能(積不相能) always at loggerheads; never able to agree with sb; unable to get on with
• 体能(體能) physical capability; stamina; vitality
• 万能(萬能) omnipotent; universal ; all-purpose

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• 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 (鬍能) 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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