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
- 暗能量 dark energy
- 推贤让能(推賢讓能) to cede to the virtuous and yield to the talented
- 书写不能症(書寫不能症) agraphia
- 能见度(能見度) visibility
- 功能性磁共振成像 functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI)
- 总能(總能) total energy
- 力所能及 to the best of one's ability
- 峰值输出功能(峰值輸出功能) peak power output (of an electrical device etc)
- 能耐 ability; capability
- 奇能 special ability
- 节能(節能) to conserve energy ; energy-conserving ; to save energy; energy-saving
- 素不相能 unable to get along
- 地热能(地熱能) geothermal energy
- 效能 efficacy; effectiveness
- 功能性 functionality
- 作证能力(作證能力) competence
- 妒能害贤(妒能害賢) jealous of the able, envious of the clever
- 核能源 nuclear power
- 二次能源 secondary energy
- 一次能源 primary energy
- 智能障碍(智能障礙) intellectual disability; cognitive disability; learning disability; mental retardation
- 无能(無能) incapable; incompetent
- 多功能表 multifunction meter (e.g. for gas and electricity supply)
- 水能 hydroelectric power
- 妒贤忌能(妒賢忌能) to envy the virtuous and talented
- 能量代谢(能量代謝) energy metabolism
- 太阳热能(太陽熱能) solar thermal energy
- 潮汐能 tidal power; tidal energy
- 前方高能 Something awesome is about to happen!
- 神经官能症(神經官能症) neurosis
- 酒云能消忧(酒雲能消憂) it is said that wine may dispel sorrow
- 没有生育能力(沒有生育能力) infertile; unable to have children
- 能写善算(能寫善算) to be literate and numerate
- 活动能力(活動能力) mobility; motility
- 精神官能症 neurosis
- 能歌善舞 a person of many talents
- 人非生而知之者，孰能无惑(人非生而知之者，孰能無惑) Knowledge is not innate to man, how can we overcome doubt?
- 能者 a person with ability
- 安能 how can it be possible?
- 智能设计(智能設計) intelligent design (religion)
- 逞功能 overly self confident
- 可能性 possibility; probability
- 聚光太阳能(聚光太陽能) concentrating solar power (CSP)
- 潜能(潛能) potential; hidden capability
Also contained in
能摧伏印 、 能持 、 能藏 、 王能 、 悟能 、 能夺 、 能立不遣过
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: 104
- Daode Jing 《道德經》 Daode Jing 道德經 — count: 87
- 襄公 Lord Xiang The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳 — count: 78
- 周語下 Discourses of Zhou III Guoyu 國語 — count: 53
- 《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: 51
- 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: 46
- 卷十八 Scroll 18 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 45
- 儒效篇第八 Chapter 8: The Achievements of the Confucians Xunzi 荀子 — count: 40
- 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
- 远能 (遠能) 柔遠能邇 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 大雅‧生民之什‧民勞 Greater odes of the kingdom - Decade Of Sheng Min - Min Lu — count: 4
- 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
- 能迩 (能邇) 柔遠能邇 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 大雅‧生民之什‧民勞 Greater odes of the kingdom - Decade Of Sheng Min - Min Lu — 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
- 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
- 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