能 Néng/néng, surname Neng, can/to be able to/might possibly/ability/(physics) energy 可能 kěnéng, might (happen)/possible/probable/possibility/probability/maybe/perhaps/CL:個|个[gè... 不能 bùnéng, cannot/must not/should not 能够 nénggòu, [能夠], to be capable of/to be able to/can 能力 nénglì, capability/ability/CL:個|个[gè] 只能 zhǐnéng, can only/obliged to do sth/to have no other choice 能量 néngliàng, energy/capabilities 能否 néngfǒu, whether or not/can it or can't it/is it possible? 可能性 kěnéngxìng, possibility/probability 尽可能 jǐnkěnéng, [儘可能], as far as possible/to do one's utmost 无能为力 wúnéngwéilì, [無能為力], impotent (idiom)/powerless/helpless 功能 gōngnéng, function/capability 能源 néngyuán, energy/power source/CL:個|个[gè] 本能 běnnéng, instinct 才能 cáinéng, talent/ability/capacity 无能 wúnéng, [無能], incompetence/inability/incapable/powerless 技能 jìnéng, technical ability/skill 万能 wànnéng, [萬能], omnipotent/all-purpose/universal 能耐 néngnài, ability/capability 全能 quánnéng, omnipotent/all-round/strong in every area 智能 zhìnéng, intelligent/able/smart (phone, system, bomb etc) 无所不能 wúsuǒbùnéng, [無所不能], omnipotent 太阳能 tàiyángnéng, [太陽能], solar energy 未能 wèinéng, cannot/to fail to/unable to 潜能 qiánnéng, [潛能], potential/hidden capability 人工智能 réngōngzhìnéng, artificial intelligence (AI) 不能不 bùnéngbù, have to/cannot but 力所能及 lìsuǒnéngjí, as far as one's capabilities extend (idiom); to the best of one's ability/within... 机能 jīnéng, [機能], function 性能 xìngnéng, function/performance 低能 dīnéng, incapable/incompetent/stupid/mentally deficient 核能 hénéng, nuclear energy 低能儿 dīnéngér, [低能兒], retarded child/moron/idiot 特异功能 tèyìgōngnéng, [特異功能], supernatural power/extrasensory perception 体能 tǐnéng, [體能], physical capability/stamina 能干 nénggàn, [能幹], capable/competent 热能 rènéng, [熱能], heat energy 异能 yìnéng, [異能], different function 能人 néngrén, capable person/Homo habilis, extinct species of upright East African hominid 高能 gāonéng, high energy 爱莫能助 àimònéngzhù, [愛莫能助], unable to help however much one would like to (idiom); Although we sympathize, t... 逞能 chěngnéng, to show off one's ability/to boast one's merits 能手 néngshǒu, expert 熟能生巧 shúnéngshēngqiǎo, with familiarity you learn the trick (idiom); practice makes perfect 原子能 yuánzǐnéng, atomic energy 职能 zhínéng, [職能], function/role 能说会道 néngshuōhuìdào, [能說會道], can talk really well (idiom); the gift of the gab 节能 jiénéng, [節能], to save energy/energy-saving 功能性 gōngnéngxìng, functionality 水能 shuǐnéng, hydroelectric power 能见度 néngjiàndù, [能見度], visibility 电能 diànnéng, [電能], electrical energy 欲罢不能 yùbàbùnéng, [欲罷不能], want to stop but can't (idiom)/to be unable to stop oneself/to feel an urge to c... 耳熟能详 ěrshúnéngxiáng, [耳熟能詳], what's frequently heard can be repeated in detail (idiom) 官能 guānnéng, function/capability/sense (i.e. the five senses of sight 視|视, hearing 聽|听, smell... 光能 guāngnéng, light energy (e.g. solar) 能言善辩 néngyánshànbiàn, [能言善辯], glib of tongue (idiom)/eloquent 效能 xiàonéng, efficacy/effectiveness 高性能 gāoxìngnéng, high performance 能歌善舞 nénggēshànwǔ, can sing and dance (idiom); fig. a person of many talents 难能可贵 nánnéngkěguì, [難能可貴], rare and precious/valuable/remarkable 多功能 duōgōngnéng, multi-functional/multi-function 动能 dòngnéng, [動能], kinetic energy 辐射能 fúshènéng, [輻射能], radiation energy (e.g. solar) 势能 shìnéng, [勢能], potential energy 风能 fēngnéng, [風能], wind power 节能灯 jiénéngdēng, [節能燈], compact fluorescent lamp (CFL) 精明能干 jīngmíngnénggàn, [精明能幹], able and efficient 产能 chǎnnéng, [產能], production capacity 生产能力 shēngchǎnnénglì, [生產能力], manufacturing ability/production capacity 能屈能伸 néngqūnéngshēn, can bow and submit, or can stand tall (idiom, from Book of Changes); ready to gi... 权能 quánnéng, [權能], power 化学能 huàxuénéng, [化學能], chemical energy 能动性 néngdòngxìng, [能動性], initiative/active role 能者多劳 néngzhěduōláo, [能者多勞], it's the most capable people who do the most work (idiom) (intended as consolati... 能事 néngshì, particular abilities/one's forte 各尽所能 gèjìnsuǒnéng, [各盡所能], each does his utmost (idiom)/from each according to his means 能级 néngjí, [能級], energy level 七项全能 qīxiàngquánnéng, [七項全能], heptathlon 万能曲尺 wànnéngqūchǐ, [萬能曲尺], universal bevel (to measure angles) 万能梗 wànnénggěng, [萬能梗], Airedale terrier 万能梗犬 wànnénggěngquǎn, [萬能梗犬], Airedale terrier 万能钥匙 wànnéngyàoshi, [萬能鑰匙], master key/skeleton key/passkey 三项全能 sānxiàngquánnéng, [三項全能], triathlon 不以规矩，不能成方圆 bùyǐguīju,bùnéngchéngfāngyuán, [不以規矩，不能成方圓], without rules, nothing can be done (idiom, from Mencius); one must follow some r... 不可能 bùkěnéng, impossible/cannot/not able 不能抵抗 bùnéngdǐkàng, irresistible 不能自已 bùnéngzìyǐ, unable to control oneself/to be beside oneself 中国国家原子能机构 ZhōngguóGuójiāYuánzǐnéngJīgòu, [中國國家原子能機構], China Atomic Energy Agency (CAEA) 中国核能总公司 ZhōngguóHénéngZǒnggōngsī, [中國核能總公司], China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) 书写不能症 shūxiěbùnéngzhèng, [書寫不能症], agraphia 五项全能 wǔxiàngquánnéng, [五項全能], pentathlon 任贤使能 rènxiánshǐnéng, [任賢使能], to appoint the virtuous and use the able (idiom); appointment on the basis of ab... 作证能力 zuòzhèngnénglì, [作證能力], competence 佳能 Jiānéng, Canon (Japanese company) 倘能如此 tǎngnéngrúcǐ, if it is possible (idiom) 元语言能力 yuányǔyánnénglì, [元語言能力], metalinguistic ability 光能合成 guāngnénghéchéng, photosynthesis 全知全能 quánzhīquánnéng, omniscient and omnipotent 八仙过海，各显其能 Bāxiānguòhǎi,gèxiǎnqínéng, [八仙過海，各顯其能], see 八仙過海，各顯神通|八仙过海，各显神通[Bā xiān guò hǎi , gè xiǎn shén tōng] 内能 nèinéng, [內能], internal energy 再生能源 zàishēngnéngyuán, renewable energy source 凭本能做事 píngběnnéngzuòshì, [憑本能做事], to follow one's nose 利他能 Lìtānéng, Ritalin (brand name)/methylphenidate (stimulant drug used to treat ADHD)/also wr... 前方高能 qiánfānggāonéng, (slang) Something awesome is about to happen! (originally, in a Japanese space b... 功能团 gōngnéngtuán, [功能團], functional group (chemistry) 功能性磁共振成像 gōngnéngxìngcígòngzhènchéngxiàng, functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) 功能模块 gōngnéngmókuài, [功能模塊], functional module 功能磁共振成像术 gōngnéngcígòngzhènchéngxiàngshù, [功能磁共振成像術], functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) 功能群 gōngnéngqún, functional group 功能表 gōngnéngbiǎo, menu (software) 功能词 gōngnéngcí, [功能詞], function word 功能集 gōngnéngjí, function library 动能车 dòngnéngchē, [動能車], car with a new type of propulsion system (hybrid, hydrogen-powered etc) 劳动能力 láodòngnénglì, [勞動能力], ability to work 勃起功能障碍 bóqǐgōngnéngzhàngài, [勃起功能障礙], erectile dysfunction (ED) 十项全能 shíxiàngquánnéng, [十項全能], decathlon 原子能发电站 yuánzǐnéngfādiànzhàn, [原子能發電站], atomic power station 善能 shànnéng, to be good at 国际原子能机构 GuójìYuánzǐnéngJīgòu, [國際原子能機構], International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) 地热能 dìrènéng, [地熱能], geothermal energy 处理能力 chǔlǐnénglì, [處理能力], processing capability/throughput 多功能表 duōgōngnéngbiǎo, multifunction meter (e.g. for gas and electricity supply) 大丈夫能屈能伸 dàzhàngfunéngqūnéngshēn, A leader can submit or can stand tall as required./ready to give and take/flexib... 大学学科能力测验 DàxuéXuékēNénglìCèyàn, [大學學科能力測驗], General Scholastic Ability Test (college entrance exam in Taiwan) 大能 dànéng, almighty 太阳能板 tàiyángnéngbǎn, [太陽能板], solar panel 太阳能电池 tàiyángnéngdiànchí, [太陽能電池], solar cell 奇能 qínéng, special ability 奇能异士 qínéngyìshì, [奇能異士], extraordinary hero with special abilities/martial arts superhero 妇女能顶半边天 fùnǚnéngdǐngbànbiāntiān, [婦女能頂半邊天], Woman can hold up half the sky/fig. nowadays, women have an equal part to play i... 妒能害贤 dùnénghàixián, [妒能害賢], jealous of the able, envious of the clever (idiom) 妒贤忌能 dùxiánjìnéng, [妒賢忌能], to envy the virtuous and talented (idiom) 妨功害能 fánggōnghàinéng, to constrain and limit successful, capable people 官能团 guānnéngtuán, [官能團], functional group (chemistry) 官能基 guānnéngjī, functional group (chemistry) 定能 dìngnéng, to be definitely able (to do sth) 富贵不能淫 fùguìbùnéngyín, [富貴不能淫], not corrupted by wealth and honors 尊贤使能 zūnxiánshǐnéng, [尊賢使能], to respect talent and make use of ability (Mencius) 峰值输出功能 fēngzhíshūchūgōngnéng, [峰值輸出功能], peak power output (of an electrical device etc) 巴不能够 bābùnénggòu, [巴不能夠], avid/eager for/longing for/to look forward to 庸碌无能 yōnglùwúnéng, [庸碌無能], mediocre and incompetent 德薄能鲜 débónéngxiǎn, [德薄能鮮], little virtue and meager abilities (idiom); I'm a humble person and not much use... 怎能 zěnnéng, how can? 总能 zǒngnéng, [總能], total energy 恨不能 hènbunéng, see 恨不得[hèn bu de] 悟能 Wùnéng, Zhu Bajie 豬八戒|猪八戒[Zhū Bā jiè] or Zhu Wuneng, Pigsy or Pig (in Journey to the Wes... 惠能 Huìnéng, variant of 慧能[Huì néng] 慧能 Huìnéng, Huineng (638-713), the Sixth Patriarch of Chan Buddhism 所能 suǒnéng, according to one's capabilities/what sb is capable of 才艺技能 cáiyìjìnéng, [才藝技能], talent 执政能力 zhízhèngnénglì, [執政能力], governing capacity 抗药能力 kàngyàonénglì, [抗藥能力], drug-resistance (of a pathogen) 推贤让能 tuīxiánràngnéng, [推賢讓能], to cede to the virtuous and yield to the talented (idiom) 效价能 xiàojiànéng, [效價能], potency/titer (measure of effective concentration in virology or chemical pathol... 方能 fāngnéng, can then (and only then) 施主能级 shīzhǔnéngjí, [施主能級], donor level (semiconductor) 无人能及 wúrénnéngjí, [無人能及], nobody can compete with/unmatched by anybody/without rival 日本原子能研究所 RìběnYuánzǐNéngYánjiūsuǒ, Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute 智能卡 zhìnéngkǎ, smart card 智能手机 zhìnéngshǒujī, [智能手機], smartphone 智能设计 zhìnéngshèjì, [智能設計], intelligent design (religion) 智能障碍 zhìnéngzhàngài, [智能障礙], intellectual disability/cognitive disability/learning disability/mental retardat... 暗能量 ànnéngliàng, dark energy (astronomy) 更高性能 gēnggāoxìngnéng, high performance 有可能 yǒukěnéng, possible/probable/possibly/probably/may/might 有能力 yǒunénglì, able 有钱能使鬼推磨 yǒuqiánnéngshǐguǐtuīmò, [有錢能使鬼推磨], lit. money will make the Devil turn millstones (idiom)/fig. with money, you can ... 未能免俗 wèinéngmiǎnsú, unable to break the custom (idiom)/bound by conventions 机械能 jīxiènéng, [機械能], mechanical energy 极有可能 jíyǒukěnéng, [極有可能], extremely possible/probable 柔能克刚 róunéngkègāng, [柔能克剛], lit. the soft can subdue the hard 核能源 hénéngyuán, nuclear power 欧洲原子能联营 ōuzhōuyuánzǐnéngliányíng, [歐洲原子能聯營], Euratom 正能量 zhèngnéngliàng, positive energy/positivity 水能源 shuǐnéngyuán, hydroelectric power 水能载舟，亦能覆舟 shuǐnéngzàizhōu,yìnéngfùzhōu, [水能載舟，亦能覆舟], lit. water may keep the boat afloat but may also sink it (proverb)/fig. the peop... 没有什么不可能 méiyǒushénmebùkěnéng, [沒有什麼不可能], nothing is impossible/there's nothing impossible about it 活动能力 huódòngnénglì, [活動能力], mobility/motility 流变能力 liúbiànnénglì, [流變能力], rheology 潮汐能 cháoxīnéng, tidal power/tidal energy 猪悟能 ZhūWùnéng, [豬悟能], Zhu Bajie 豬八戒|猪八戒[Zhū Bā jiè] or Zhu Wuneng, Pigsy or Pig (in Journey to the Wes... 生物能 shēngwùnéng, bio-energy 生物质能 shēngwùzhìnéng, [生物質能], biomass 生育能力 shēngyùnénglì, fertility/ability to have children 甲状腺功能亢进 jiǎzhuàngxiàngōngnéngkàngjìn, [甲狀腺功能亢進], hyperthyroidism/abbr. to 甲亢[jiǎ kàng] 知错能改 zhīcuònénggǎi, [知錯能改], to recognize one's mistakes and be able to reform oneself (idiom) 社交才能 shèjiāocáinéng, social accomplishment 神经官能症 shénjīngguānnéngzhèng, [神經官能症], neurosis 积不相能 jībùxiāngnéng, [積不相能], always at loggerheads (idiom); never able to agree with sb/unable to get on with... 管理功能 guǎnlǐgōngnéng, management function 精神官能症 jīngshénguānnéngzhèng, neurosis 素不相能 sùbùxiāngnéng, unable to get along (idiom) 美国能源部 MěiguóNéngyuánbù, [美國能源部], US Department of Energy (DOE) 耗能 hàonéng, to consume energy/energy consumption 聚光太阳能 jùguāngtàiyángnéng, [聚光太陽能], concentrating solar power (CSP) 肾功能 shèngōngnéng, [腎功能], kidney function 胜任能力 shèngrènnénglì, [勝任能力], competency 能上能下 néngshàngnéngxià, ready to take any job, high or low 能伸能屈 néngshēnnéngqū, can bow and submit, or can stand tall (idiom, from Book of Changes); ready to gi... 能写善算 néngxiěshànsuàn, [能寫善算], to be literate and numerate (idiom) 能弱能强 néngruònéngqiáng, [能弱能強], to be either weak or strong both have their purpose (idiom) 能彀 nénggòu, able to do sth/in a position to do sth/same as 能夠|能够 能愿动词 néngyuàndòngcí, [能願動詞], modal verb (e.g. 肯[kěn], 能[néng], 會|会[huì], 要[yào], 該|该[gāi], 得[děi], 願意|愿意[yuàn... 能源危机 néngyuánwēijī, [能源危機], energy crisis 能源短缺 néngyuánduǎnquē, energy shortage 能诗善文 néngshīshànwén, [能詩善文], highly literate/lit. capable at poetry, proficient at prose 能量代谢 néngliàngdàixiè, [能量代謝], energy metabolism 能量守恒 néngliàngshǒuhéng, [能量守恆], conservation of energy (physics) 良知良能 liángzhīliángnéng, instinctive understanding, esp. of ethical issues (idiom); untrained, but with a... 艺能界 yìnéngjiè, [藝能界], show business 认识不能 rènshibùnéng, [認識不能], agnosia 让贤与能 ràngxiányǔnéng, [讓賢與能], to step aside and give a more worthy person a chance (idiom) 语言能力 yǔyánnénglì, [語言能力], verbal ability 读写能力 dúxiěnénglì, [讀寫能力], literacy 负能量 fùnéngliàng, [負能量], negative energy/negativity 贤能 xiánnéng, [賢能], sage 贫贱不能移 pínjiànbùnéngyí, [貧賤不能移], not shaken by poverty/to preserve one's ambitions although destitute 超能力 chāonénglì, superpower/extrasensory perception 载重能力 zàizhòngnénglì, [載重能力], weight-carrying capacity 过而能改，善莫大焉 guòérnénggǎi,shànmòdàyān, [過而能改，善莫大焉], If one can change after making a mistake, there is nothing better (idiom) 金钱万能 jīnqiánwànnéng, [金錢萬能], money is omnipotent (idiom)/with money, you can do anything/money talks 金钱不能买来幸福 jīnqiánbùnéngmǎiláixìngfú, [金錢不能買來幸福], money can't buy happiness 金钱非万能 jīnqiánfēiwànnéng, [金錢非萬能], money is not omnipotent/money isn't everything/money can't buy you love 钱能通神 qiánnéngtōngshén, [錢能通神], money is all-powerful/money can move God 零点能 língdiǎnnéng, [零點能], zero-point energy (quantum mechanical vacuum effect) 静坐不能 jìngzuòbùnéng, [靜坐不能], akathisia (condition of restlessness, a side-effect of neuroleptic antipsychotic... 领导能力 lǐngdǎonénglì, [領導能力], leadership (ability) 高分低能 gāofēndīnéng, high in score but low in ability (as a result of teaching to the test) 高效能 gāoxiàonéng, highly efficient/effectivity 高能烈性炸药 gāonénglièxìngzhàyào, [高能烈性炸藥], high explosive 高能粒子 gāonénglìzǐ, high energy particle 高能量 gāonéngliàng, high energy (physics)