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Dictionary - results for able

SimplifiedTraditionalPinyinEnglish
- able
- capable
- competent
- efficient
zhìnéng- intelligent
- able
- smart (phone, system, bomb etc)
néng- capability
- capable
- able
- ability
- CL:|[ge4]
yǒunéng- able
- can
- may
- able to
- to approve
- to permit
- to suit
- (particle used for emphasis) certainly
- very
ái- able (in administrating)
- to govern forcefully
yìng- hard
- stiff
- strong
- firm
- resolutely
- doggedly
- good (quality)
- able (person)
nài- capable of enduring
- able to tolerate
- patient
- durable
- hardy
- resistant
huì- improbable
- unlikely
- will not (act, happen etc)
- not able
- not having learned to do sth
- (coll.) (Tw) don't mention it
- not at all
liǎng- amphibious
- dual-talented
- able to work in two different lines
bèi- to possess
- to have
- equipped with
- able to fulfill (conditions or requirements)
- can
- may
- possible
- able to
- not bad
- pretty good
zuǐwěn- able to keep a secret
gòu- able to pass muster
- qualified
- apt
- presentable
- able to
- so that sb can
- enabling
- in order to
- finally in a position to
- with sth in view
zhì- quick witted
- able to think fast in an emergency
chènzhí- well qualified
- competent
- to be equal to the task
- able to do sth very well
zònghéng- lit. warp and weft in weaving; vertically and horizontal
- length and breadth
- criss-crossed
- able to move unhindered
- abbr. for 合縱連橫|合纵连横[He2 zong4 Lian2 heng2], School of Diplomacy during the Warring States Period (475-221 BC)
nàiláo- hardy
- able to resist hardship
nàikàn- able to withstand careful appreciation
- well worth a second look
nénggòu- able to do sth
- in a position to do sth
- same as 能夠|能够
néng- impossible
- cannot
- not able
láide- there's still time
- able to do sth in time
qiángrén- successful career woman
- able woman
xīnyǎn- magnanimous
- considerate
- thoughtful
- able to think of everything that needs to be thought of
wéijiǔkùn- not a slave to the bottle
- able to enjoy alcohol in moderation
- able to hold one's drink
zuò- afford
- able to
xuéduōcái- erudite and multi-talented (idiom); versatile and able
duìliú- able to reply quickly and fluently (idiom); having a ready answer
zhōngshēngzhì- quick witted in an emergency
- able to react resourcefully
yìngyùnérshēng- to emerge to meet a historic destiny (idiom)
- to arise at an opportune time
- able to take advantage of an opportunity
- to rise to the occasion
yǒuwéiyǒushǒu- able to act while maintaining one's integrity (idiom)
- also written 有守有為|有守有为[you3 shou3 you3 wei2]
quánniú- to see the ox already cut up into joints (idiom); extremely skilled
- able to see through the problem at one glance
jīngmíngnénggàn- able and efficient

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