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[能詩善文] néngshīshànwén highly literate
lit. capable at poetry, proficient at prose

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        Néng/néng, surname Neng, can/to be able to/might possibly/ability/(physics) energy
        kěnéng, might (happen)/possible/probable/possibility/probability/maybe/perhaps/CL:個|个[gè...
        bùnéng, cannot/must not/should not
        nénggòu, [能夠], to be capable of/to be able to/can
        nénglì, capability/ability/CL:個|个[gè]
        zhǐnéng, can only/obliged to do sth/to have no other choice
        néngliàng, energy/capabilities
        néngfǒu, whether or not/can it or can't it/is it possible?
        kěnéngxìng, possibility/probability
        jǐnkěnéng, [儘可能], as far as possible/to do one's utmost
        wúnéngwéilì, [無能為力], impotent (idiom)/powerless/helpless
        gōngnéng, function/capability
        néngyuán, energy/power source/CL:個|个[gè]
        běnnéng, instinct
        cáinéng, talent/ability/capacity
        wúnéng, [無能], incompetence/inability/incapable/powerless
        jìnéng, technical ability/skill
        wànnéng, [萬能], omnipotent/all-purpose/universal
        néngnài, ability/capability
        quánnéng, omnipotent/all-round/strong in every area
        zhìnéng, intelligent/able/smart (phone, system, bomb etc)
        wúsuǒbùnéng, [無所不能], omnipotent
        
        tàiyángnéng, [太陽能], solar energy
        wèinéng, cannot/to fail to/unable to
        
        qiánnéng, [潛能], potential/hidden capability
        réngōngzhìnéng, artificial intelligence (AI)
        bùnéngbù, have to/cannot but
        lìsuǒnéngjí, as far as one's capabilities extend (idiom); to the best of one's ability/within...
        jīnéng, [機能], function
        xìngnéng, function/performance
        dīnéng, incapable/incompetent/stupid/mentally deficient
        hénéng, nuclear energy
        dīnéngér, [低能兒], retarded child/moron/idiot
        tèyìgōngnéng, [特異功能], supernatural power/extrasensory perception
        tǐnéng, [體能], physical capability/stamina
        nénggàn, [能幹], capable/competent
        
        rènéng, [熱能], heat energy
        yìnéng, [異能], different function
        
        néngrén, capable person/Homo habilis, extinct species of upright East African hominid
        gāonéng, high energy
        àimònéngzhù, [愛莫能助], unable to help however much one would like to (idiom); Although we sympathize, t...
        chěngnéng, to show off one's ability/to boast one's merits
        néngshǒu, expert
        shúnéngshēngqiǎo, with familiarity you learn the trick (idiom); practice makes perfect
        yuánzǐnéng, atomic energy
        zhínéng, [職能], function/role
        néngshuōhuìdào, [能說會道], can talk really well (idiom); the gift of the gab
        jiénéng, [節能], to save energy/energy-saving
        gōngnéngxìng, functionality
        shuǐnéng, hydroelectric power
        
        
        néngjiàndù, [能見度], visibility
        diànnéng, [電能], electrical energy
        yùbàbùnéng, [欲罷不能], want to stop but can't (idiom)/to be unable to stop oneself/to feel an urge to c...
        
        
        
        ěrshúnéngxiáng, [耳熟能詳], what's frequently heard can be repeated in detail (idiom)
        guānnéng, function/capability/sense (i.e. the five senses of sight 視|视, hearing 聽|听, smell...
        guāngnéng, light energy (e.g. solar)
        néngyánshànbiàn, [能言善辯], glib of tongue (idiom)/eloquent
        xiàonéng, efficacy/effectiveness
        gāoxìngnéng, high performance
        nénggēshànwǔ, can sing and dance (idiom); fig. a person of many talents
        
        nánnéngkěguì, [難能可貴], rare and precious/valuable/remarkable
        duōgōngnéng, multi-functional/multi-function
        
        
        
        dòngnéng, [動能], kinetic energy
        
        fúshènéng, [輻射能], radiation energy (e.g. solar)
        shìnéng, [勢能], potential energy
        fēngnéng, [風能], wind power
        jiénéngdēng, [節能燈], compact fluorescent lamp (CFL)
        jīngmíngnénggàn, [精明能幹], able and efficient
        chǎnnéng, [產能], production capacity
        shēngchǎnnénglì, [生產能力], manufacturing ability/production capacity
        néngqūnéngshēn, can bow and submit, or can stand tall (idiom, from Book of Changes); ready to gi...
        quánnéng, [權能], power
        huàxuénéng, [化學能], chemical energy
        
        
        
        
        
        néngdòngxìng, [能動性], initiative/active role
        
        
        
        néngzhěduōláo, [能者多勞], it's the most capable people who do the most work (idiom) (intended as consolati...
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        néngshì, particular abilities/one's forte
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        gèjìnsuǒnéng, [各盡所能], each does his utmost (idiom)/from each according to his means
        
        
        
        
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        Shī/shī, [詩], abbr. for Shijing 詩經|诗经[Shī jīng], the Book of Songs, poem/CL:首[shǒu]/poetry/ver...
        shīrén, [詩人], bard/poet
        shīgē, [詩歌], poem/CL:本[běn],首[shǒu],段[duàn]
        shǐshī, [史詩], an epic/poetic saga
        shīyì, [詩意], poetry/poetic quality or flavor
        
        
        shījí, [詩集], poetry anthology
        shījù, [詩句], verse/CL:行[háng]
        shīpiān, [詩篇], a poem/a composition in verse/fig. epic (compared with historical epic)/the bibl...
        shísìhángshī, [十四行詩], sonnet
        qíngshī, [情詩], love poem
        yínshī, [吟詩], to recite poetry
        
        shīcí, [詩詞], verse
        dǎyóushī, [打油詩], humorous poem/limerick
        shīwén, [詩文], poetry and literature
        
        
        shūqíngshī, [抒情詩], lyric poetry
        xùshìshī, [敘事詩], narrative poem
        
        shīqínghuàyì, [詩情畫意], picturesque charm/idyllic appeal/poetic grace
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        shǐshīxìng, [史詩性], epic
        shèngshī, [聖詩], hymn
        
        
        
        
        gǔshī, [古詩], old verse/Classical Chinese poem
        
        
        shītǐ, [詩體], poetic form or genre
        
        
        lǜshī, [律詩], regular verse/strict poetic form with eight lines of 5, 6 or 7 syllables and eve...
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        chángshī, [長詩], long poem
        
        
        
        fùshī, [賦詩], to versify/to compose poetry

        císhàn, benevolent/charitable
        shàn, good (virtuous)/benevolent/well-disposed/good at sth/to improve or perfect
        shànliáng, good and honest/kindhearted
        yǒushàn, friendly
        shànyú, [善於], to be good at/to be adept at
        gǎishàn, to make better/to improve/CL:個|个[gè]
        shànshì, good deeds
        shànyì, goodwill/benevolence/kindness
        wánshàn, (of systems, facilities etc) comprehensive/well-developed/excellent/to refine/to...
        héshàn, good-natured
        císhànjiā, philanthropist/humanitarian/charity donor
        wěishàn, [偽善], hypocritical
        shànxīn, kindness/benevolence/philanthropy/virtuous intentions
        shànjiěrényì, to be good at understanding others (idiom)
        tuǒshàn, appropriate/proper
        shànhòu, [善後], to deal with the aftermath (arising from an accident)/funeral arrangements/repar...
        shàndài, to treat well
        shànè, [善惡], good and evil/good versus evil
        xíngshàn, to do good works/to be merciful
        
        shànjǔ, [善舉], meritorious deed/benevolent act
        
        jìnshànjìnměi, [盡善盡美], perfect (idiom); perfection/the best of all possible worlds/as good as it gets
        bùshàn, bad/ill/not good at/not to be pooh-poohed/quite impressive
        
        shànbiàn, [善變], fickle/mercurial/changeable/capricious/to be apt to change
        
        lèshànhàoshī, [樂善好施], kind and charitable
        shànrén, philanthropist/charitable person/well-doer
        
        
        shànshǐshànzhōng, [善始善終], where there's a start, there's a finish (idiom); to finish once one starts sth/t...
        
        yǔrénwéishàn, [與人為善], to be of service to others/to help others/benevolent
        
        
        
        duōduōyìshàn, the more the better
        
        néngyánshànbiàn, [能言善辯], glib of tongue (idiom)/eloquent
        
        nénggēshànwǔ, can sing and dance (idiom); fig. a person of many talents
        shànyòng, to be good at using (sth)/to put (sth) to good use
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        shànwàng, forgetful/amnesia
        
        
        měishàn, beautiful and good
        
        liángshàn, good
        
        
        
        xúnxúnshànyòu, [循循善誘], to guide patiently and systematically (idiom)
        
        
        
        
        
        Yǒngshàn, Yongshan county in Zhaotong 昭通[Zhāo tōng], Yunnan
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        címéishànmù, kind brows, pleasant eyes (idiom); amiable looking/benign-faced
        zhēnshànměi, truth, goodness and beauty
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        

        wénjiàn, document/file/CL:份[fèn]
        wénzhāng, article/essay/literary works/writings/hidden meaning/CL:篇[piān],段[duàn],頁|页[yè]
        Wén/wén, surname Wen, language/culture/writing/formal/literary/gentle/(old) classifier fo...
        wénhuà, culture/civilization/cultural/CL:個|个[gè],種|种[zhǒng]
        Kǎiwén, [凱文], Kevin (person name)
        lùnwén, [論文], paper/treatise/thesis/CL:篇[piān]/to discuss a paper or thesis (old)
        wénmíng, civilized/civilization/culture/CL:個|个[gè]
        wénzì, character/script/writing/written language/writing style/phraseology/CL:個|个[gè]
        Āiwén, Evan/Avon/Ivan
        Yīngwén, English (language)
        wénxué, [文學], literature/CL:種|种[zhǒng]
        Ōuwén, [歐文], Owen (name)/Erwin (name)/Irvine, California
        wénshū, [文書], document/official correspondence/secretary/secretariat
        gōngwénbāo, briefcase/attaché case
        
        Zhōngwén, Chinese language
        shēnwúfēnwén, [身無分文], penniless (idiom)
        
        
        wéndàng, [文檔], (computer) file
        Shǐdìwén, Steven, Stephen (name)
        wénwù, cultural relic/historical relic/CL:件[jiàn],個|个[gè]
        Lādīngwén, Latin (language)
        
        wénjiànjiā, [文件夾], folder/file (paper)
        wénpíng, [文憑], diploma
        
        
        
        
        tiānwénguǎn, [天文館], planetarium
        
        wénmáng, illiterate
        wényǎ, elegant/refined
        zuòwén, to write an essay/composition (student essay)/CL:篇[piān]
        Dáěrwén, [達爾文], Charles Darwin (1809-1882), British biologist and author of "On the Origin of Sp...
        Wényìfùxīng, [文藝復興], the Renaissance
        Déwén, German (language)
        yuánwén, original text
        sīwén, refined/educate/cultured/intellectual/polite/gentle
        gōngwén, document
        wénběn, version/text
        wénxiàn, [文獻], document
        
        wénzhí, [文職], civilian post (as opposed to military)/civil service/administration
        tiānwénxuéjiā, [天文學家], astronomer
        
        tiānwénxué, [天文學], astronomy
        Sīdìwén, Steven (name)/Simon Stevin (1548-1620), Flemish engineer and mathematician, play...
        sǎnwén, prose/essay
        
        jīngwén, [經文], scripture/scriptures/CL:本[běn]
        tiáowén, [條文], clause/explanatory section in a document
        xiàngxíngwénzì, pictogram/hieroglyph
        tiānwéntái, observatory
        tiānwén, astronomy
        
        
        wénàn, (newspapers etc) copy/copywriter/(office etc) paperwork/(old) secretary/clerk
        wénsī, the train of thought in writing
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        fēnwén, a single penny/a single cent
        wénfǎ, grammar
        Shǐdìwénsī, Stephens/Stevens
        yīwénbùmíng, to be penniless
        Rìwén, Japanese (language)
        Kǎěrwén, [卡爾文], Calvin (name)
        Fǎwén, French language
        wényì, [文藝], literature and art
        wénzhāi, digest (of literature)/to make a digest (of data)/summary
        fánwénrùjié, [繁文縟節], convoluted and overelaborate (document)/unnecessarily elaborate writing/mumbo-ju...
        wénbǐ, [文筆], writings/writing style
        yǔwén, [語文], literature and language/(PRC) Chinese (as a school subject)
        
        
        
        
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        chéngwén, written/statutory
        
        
        
        Āiwénsī, Evans/Ivins/Ivens
        
        wénjù, stationery/item of stationery (pen, pencil, eraser, pencil sharpener etc)
        
        wénjìng, [文靜], (of a person's manner or character) gentle and quiet
        Éwén, Russian language
        
        
        bówén, blog article/to write a blog article (netspeak)
        wēnwéněryǎ, [溫文爾雅], cultured and refined (idiom); gentle and cultivated
        
        shàngxiàwén, (textual) context
        Ōuwénsī, [歐文斯], Owens (name)
        
        
        
        
        jīnwén, inscription in bronze/bell-cauldron inscription
        dǎowén, [禱文], litany (text of a prayer)
        
        bēiwén, inscription on a tablet
        mángwén, braille/literature in braille
        Kāiěrwén, [開爾文], Lord Kelvin 1824-1907, British physicist (William Thomson)/Kelvin (temperature s...
        
        
        zuòwénzhāng, to make an issue of sth/to fuss/to make a song and dance
        rénwén, humanities/human affairs/culture
        
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        shàngwén, preceding part of the text
        
        míngwén, [銘文], inscription
        Sīdìwénsēn, Stevenson or Stephenson (name)
        wénxuéjiā, [文學家], writer/man of letters/CL:個|个[gè]
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        Kǎowénchuí, Coventry city in West Midlands 西米德蘭茲|西米德兰兹[Xī mǐ dé lán zī], UK
        míngwénguīdìng, [明文規定], expressly stipulated (in writing)
        pīwén, official written ruling in response to a submission/official approval in writing
        
        
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        gǔwén, old language/the Classics/Classical Chinese as a literary model, esp. in Tang an...
        
        shīwén, [詩文], poetry and literature
        wénháo, literary giant/great writer/eminent writer
        
        wénkē, liberal arts/humanities
        Wénlái, [文萊], Brunei Darussalam, independent sultanate in northwest Borneo
        Ālābówén, Arabic (language & writing)
        
        wénrén, scholar/literati
        
        Tàiwén, Thai (language)
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        Fànwén, Sanskrit
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        wénjí, collected works
        
        wàiwén, foreign language (written)
        
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        yìwén, [譯文], translated text
        
        
        
        quánwén, entire text/full text
        
        
        zīwén, official communication (between gov. offices of equal rank)/report delivered by ...
        
        yàwénhuà, [亞文化], subculture
        
        
        Sīluòwénníyà, [斯洛文尼亞], Slovenia
        
        zhèngwén, main text (as opposed to footnotes)/main body (of a book)
        wéncǎi, literary talent/literary grace/rich and bright colors
        
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        shuǐwén, hydrology
        Jiāěrwén, [加爾文], Calvin (1509-1564), French protestant reformer
        
        
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        Hánwén, [韓文], hangul, Korean phonetic alphabet/Korean written language
        shāwénzhǔyì, [沙文主義], chauvinism
        
        
        huíwén, palindrome
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        wényú, [文娛], cultural recreation/entertainment
        
        
        
        wénjùdiàn, stationery store
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        kèwén, [課文], text/CL:篇[piān]
        
        wénzhōuzhōu, [文縐縐], bookish/genteel/erudite
        
        
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        Hànwén, [漢文], Chinese written language/Chinese literature esp. as taught abroad
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        gǔdiǎnwénxué, [古典文學], classical literature
        
        yǐnwén, quotation/citation
        
        dàyǒuwénzhāng, some deeper meaning in this/more to it than meets the eye/there's sth behind all...
        
        
        bǐjiàowénxué, [比較文學], comparative literature
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        biǎomiànwénzhāng, superficial show/going through the motions
        
        míngwén, to state in writing (laws, rules etc)
        
        
        
        wénzhìbīnbīn, [文質彬彬], refined in manner/gentle
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        wéntán, [文壇], literary circles
        
        wéntǐ, [文體], genre of writing/literary form/style/literary recreation and sporting activities
        
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        wénmì, secretary
        sānwénzhì, sandwich (loanword)
        
        
        wénxuéshǐ, [文學史], history of literature
        wénkù, [文庫], collection of documents/library/book series/sequence of data, esp. genome
        
        
        
        
        
        
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        Lāwénkèláo, [拉文克勞], Ravenclaw (Harry Potter)
        
        
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        Xībóláiwén, [希伯萊文], Hebrew language
        wénfēng, [文風], writing style
        
        
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        wēnwén, [溫文], genteel
        
        
        
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        Luówén, [羅文], Roman Tam (1949-), Canto-pop singer
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        fēnwénbùqǔ, to give for free
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        yùnwén, [韻文], verse
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        wénwǔ, civil and military
        
        wénjiào, culture and education
        
        
        Wénchāng, Wenchang City, Hainan
        
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        wénshì, literati/scholar
        
        
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        wénshǐ, literature and history
        Wénxiàn, [文縣], Wen county in Longnan 隴南|陇南[Lǒng nán], Gansu
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        guānyàngwénzhāng, [官樣文章], officialese/red tape
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        jìwén, funeral oration/eulogy/elegiac address
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        wénxuǎn, [文選], compilation/selected works
        
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