| Simplified | Traditional | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| 能 | 能 | Néng | - surname Neng |
| 能 | 能 | néng | - can - to be able to - might possibly - ability - (physics) energy |
| 不能 | 不能 | bùnéng | - cannot - must not - should not |
| 低能 | 低能 | dīnéng | - mental deficiency |
| 佳能 | 佳能 | Jiānéng | - Canon (Japanese company) |
| 光能 | 光能 | guāngnéng | - light energy (e.g. solar) |
| 内能 | 內能 | nèinéng | - internal energy |
| 全能 | 全能 | quánnéng | - omnipotent - all-round - strong in every area |
| 功能 | 功能 | gōngnéng | - function - capability |
| 动能 | 動能 | dòngnéng | - kinetic energy |
| 势能 | 勢能 | shìnéng | - potential energy |
| 只能 | 只能 | zhǐnéng | - can only - obliged to do sth - to have no other choice |
| 可能 | 可能 | kěnéng | - might (happen) - possible - probable - possibility - probability - maybe - perhaps - CL:個|个[ge4] |
| 善能 | 善能 | shànnéng | - to be good at |
| 大能 | 大能 | dànéng | - almighty |
| 奇能 | 奇能 | qínéng | - special ability |
| 官能 | 官能 | guānnéng | - function - capability - sense (i.e. the five senses of sight 視|视, hearing 聽|听, smell 嗅, taste 味 and touch 觸|触) - faculty (i.e. specific ability) |
| 定能 | 定能 | dìngnéng | - to be definitely able (to do sth) |
| 怎能 | 怎能 | zěnnéng | - how can? |
| 性能 | 性能 | xìngnéng | - function - performance |
| 悟能 | 悟能 | Wùnéng | - Zhu Bajie 豬八戒|猪八戒[Zhu1 Ba1 jie4] or Zhu Wuneng, Pigsy or Pig (in Journey to the West) |
| 惠能 | 惠能 | Huìnéng | - variant of 慧能[Hui4 neng2] |
| 慧能 | 慧能 | Huìnéng | - Huineng (638-713), the Sixth Patriarch of Chan Buddhism |
| 所能 | 所能 | suǒnéng | - according to one's capabilities - what sb is capable of |
| 才能 | 才能 | cáinéng | - talent - ability - capacity |
| 技能 | 技能 | jìnéng | - technical ability - skill |
| 效能 | 效能 | xiàonéng | - efficacy - effectiveness |
| 方能 | 方能 | fāngnéng | - can then (and only then) |
| 智能 | 智能 | zhìnéng | - intelligent - able - smart (phone, system, bomb etc) |
| 未能 | 未能 | wèinéng | - cannot - to fail to - unable to |
| 本能 | 本能 | běnnéng | - instinct |
| 核能 | 核能 | hénéng | - nuclear energy |
| 机能 | 機能 | jīnéng | - function |
| 权能 | 權能 | quánnéng | - power |
| 水能 | 水能 | shuǐnéng | - hydroelectric power |
| 潜能 | 潛能 | qiánnéng | - potential - hidden capability |
| 无能 | 無能 | wúnéng | - incompetence - inability - incapable - powerless |
| 热能 | 熱能 | rènéng | - heat energy |
| 产能 | 產能 | chǎnnéng | - production capacity |
| 异能 | 異能 | yìnéng | - different function |
| 节能 | 節能 | jiénéng | - to save energy - energy-saving |
| 总能 | 總能 | zǒngnéng | - total energy |
| 耗能 | 耗能 | hàonéng | - to consume energy - energy consumption |
| 职能 | 職能 | zhínéng | - function - role |
| 能事 | 能事 | néngshì | - particular abilities - one's forte |
| 能人 | 能人 | néngrén | - capable person - Homo habilis, extinct species of upright East African hominid |
| 能力 | 能力 | nénglì | - capability - capable - able - ability - CL:個|个[ge4] |
| 能否 | 能否 | néngfǒu | - whether or not - can it or can't it - is it possible? |
| 能够 | 能夠 | nénggòu | - to be capable of - to be able to - can |
| 能干 | 能幹 | nénggàn | - capable - competent |
| 能彀 | 能彀 | nénggòu | - able to do sth - in a position to do sth - same as 能夠|能够 |
| 能手 | 能手 | néngshǒu | - expert |
| 能源 | 能源 | néngyuán | - energy - power source - CL:個|个[ge4] |
| 能级 | 能級 | néngjí | - energy level |
| 能耐 | 能耐 | néngnài | - ability - capability |
| 能量 | 能量 | néngliàng | - energy - capabilities |
| 万能 | 萬能 | wànnéng | - omnipotent - all-purpose - universal |
| 贤能 | 賢能 | xiánnéng | - sage |
| 逞能 | 逞能 | chěngnéng | - to show off one's ability - to boast one's merits |
| 电能 | 電能 | diànnéng | - electrical energy |
| 风能 | 風能 | fēngnéng | - wind power |
| 体能 | 體能 | tǐnéng | - physical capability - stamina |
| 高能 | 高能 | gāonéng | - high energy |
| 不可能 | 不可能 | bùkěnéng | - impossible - cannot - not able |
| 不能不 | 不能不 | bùnéngbù | - have to - cannot but |
| 低能儿 | 低能兒 | dīnéngér | - subnormal child - mental defective |
| 尽可能 | 儘可能 | jǐnkěnéng | - as far as possible - to do one's utmost |
| 利他能 | 利他能 | Lìtānéng | - Ritalin (brand name) - methylphenidate (stimulant drug used to treat ADHD) - also written 利他林[Li4 ta1 lin2] |
| 功能团 | 功能團 | gōngnéngtuán | - functional group (chemistry) |
| 功能性 | 功能性 | gōngnéngxìng | - functionality |
| 功能群 | 功能群 | gōngnéngqún | - functional group |
| 功能表 | 功能表 | gōngnéngbiǎo | - menu (software) |
| 功能词 | 功能詞 | gōngnéngcí | - function word |
| 功能集 | 功能集 | gōngnéngjí | - function library |
| 动能车 | 動能車 | dòngnéngchē | - non-petrol vehicle (e.g. hydrogen powered etc) |
| 化学能 | 化學能 | huàxuénéng | - chemical energy |
| 原子能 | 原子能 | yuánzǐnéng | - atomic energy |
| 可能性 | 可能性 | kěnéngxìng | - possibility - probability |
| 地热能 | 地熱能 | dìrènéng | - geothermal energy |
| 多功能 | 多功能 | duōgōngnéng | - multi-functional - multi-function |
| 太阳能 | 太陽能 | tàiyángnéng | - solar energy |
| 官能团 | 官能團 | guānnéngtuán | - functional group (chemistry) |
| 官能基 | 官能基 | guānnéngjī | - functional group (chemistry) |
| 恨不能 | 恨不能 | hènbunéng | - see 恨不得[hen4 bu5 de5] |
| 效价能 | 效價能 | xiàojiànéng | - potency - titer (measure of effective concentration in virology or chemical pathology, defined in terms of potency after dilution by titration) |
| 智能卡 | 智能卡 | zhìnéngkǎ | - smart card |
| 有可能 | 有可能 | yǒukěnéng | - possible - probable - possibly - probably - may - might |
| 有能力 | 有能力 | yǒunénglì | - able |
| 核能源 | 核能源 | hénéngyuán | - nuclear power |
| 机械能 | 機械能 | jīxiènéng | - mechanical energy |
| 水能源 | 水能源 | shuǐnéngyuán | - hydroelectric power |
| 生物能 | 生物能 | shēngwùnéng | - bio-energy |
| 节能灯 | 節能燈 | jiénéngdēng | - compact fluorescent lamp (CFL) |
| 能动性 | 能動性 | néngdòngxìng | - initiative - active role |
| 能见度 | 能見度 | néngjiàndù | - visibility |
| 肾功能 | 腎功能 | shèngōngnéng | - kidney function |
| 万能梗 | 萬能梗 | wànnénggěng | - Airedale terrier |
| 猪悟能 | 豬悟能 | ZhūWùnéng | - Zhu Bajie 豬八戒|猪八戒[Zhu1 Ba1 jie4] or Zhu Wuneng, Pigsy or Pig (in Journey to the West) |
| 超能力 | 超能力 | chāonénglì | - superpower - extrasensory perception |
| 辐射能 | 輻射能 | fúshènéng | - radiation energy (e.g. solar) |
| 零点能 | 零點能 | língdiǎnnéng | - zero-point energy (quantum mechanical vacuum effect) |
| 高性能 | 高性能 | gāoxìngnéng | - high performance |
| 高效能 | 高效能 | gāoxiàonéng | - highly efficient - effectivity |
| 高能量 | 高能量 | gāonéngliàng | - high energy (physics) |
| 七项全能 | 七項全能 | qīxiàngquánnéng | - heptathlon |
| 三项全能 | 三項全能 | sānxiàngquánnéng | - triathlon |
| 不能抵抗 | 不能抵抗 | bùnéngdǐkàng | - irresistible |
| 不能自已 | 不能自已 | bùnéngzìyǐ | - unable to control oneself - to be beside oneself |
| 五项全能 | 五項全能 | wǔxiàngquánnéng | - pentathlon |
| 人工智能 | 人工智能 | réngōngzhìnéng | - artificial intelligence (AI) |
| 任贤使能 | 任賢使能 | rènxiánshǐnéng | - to appoint the virtuous and use the able (idiom); appointment on the basis of ability and integrity |
| 作证能力 | 作證能力 | zuòzhèngnénglì | - competence |
| 倘能如此 | 倘能如此 | tǎngnéngrúcǐ | - if it is possible (idiom) |
| 光能合成 | 光能合成 | guāngnénghéchéng | - photosynthesis |
| 全知全能 | 全知全能 | quánzhīquánnéng | - omniscient and omnipotent |
| 再生能源 | 再生能源 | zàishēngnéngyuán | - renewable energy source |
| 力所能及 | 力所能及 | lìsuǒnéngjí | - as far as one's capabilities extend (idiom); to the best of one's ability - within one's powers |
| 功能模块 | 功能模塊 | gōngnéngmókuài | - functional module |
| 胜任能力 | 勝任能力 | shèngrènnénglì | - competency |
| 劳动能力 | 勞動能力 | láodòngnénglì | - ability to work |
| 十项全能 | 十項全能 | shíxiàngquánnéng | - decathlon |
| 各尽所能 | 各盡所能 | gèjìnsuǒnéng | - each does his utmost (idiom) - from each according to his means |
| 执政能力 | 執政能力 | zhízhèngnénglì | - governing capacity |
| 多功能表 | 多功能表 | duōgōngnéngbiǎo | - multifunction meter (e.g. for gas and electricity supply) |
| 太阳能板 | 太陽能板 | tàiyángnéngbǎn | - solar panel |
| 奇能异士 | 奇能異士 | qínéngyìshì | - extraordinary hero with special abilities - martial arts super-hero |
| 妒能害贤 | 妒能害賢 | dùnénghàixián | - jealous of the able, envious of the clever (idiom) |
| 妒贤忌能 | 妒賢忌能 | dùxiánjìnéng | - to envy the virtuous and talented (idiom) |
| 妨功害能 | 妨功害能 | fánggōnghàinéng | - to constrain and limit successful, capable people |
| 孰能生巧 | 孰能生巧 | shúnéngshēngqiǎo | - practice makes perfect |
| 尊贤使能 | 尊賢使能 | zūnxiánshǐnéng | - to respect talent and make use of ability (Mencius) |
| 巴不能够 | 巴不能夠 | bābùnénggòu | - avid - eager for - longing for - to look forward to |
| 庸碌无能 | 庸碌無能 | yōnglùwúnéng | - mediocre and incompetent |
| 德薄能鲜 | 德薄能鮮 | débónéngxiǎn | - little virtue and meager abilities (idiom); I'm a humble person and not much use at anything (Song writer Ouyang Xiu 欧阳修) |
| 爱能移山 | 愛能移山 | àinéngyíshān | - love can move mountains |
| 爱莫能助 | 愛莫能助 | àimònéngzhù | - unable to help however much one would like to (idiom); Although we sympathize, there is no way to help you. - My hands are tied. |
| 才艺技能 | 才藝技能 | cáiyìjìnéng | - talent |
| 抗药能力 | 抗藥能力 | kàngyàonénglì | - drug-resistance (of a pathogen) |
| 推贤让能 | 推賢讓能 | tuīxiánràngnéng | - to cede to the virtuous and yield to the talented (idiom) |
| 智能手机 | 智能手機 | zhìnéngshǒujī | - smartphone |
| 智能设计 | 智能設計 | zhìnéngshèjì | - intelligent design (religion) |
| 智能障碍 | 智能障礙 | zhìnéngzhàngài | - intellectual disability - cognitive disability - learning disability - mental retardation |
| 更高性能 | 更高性能 | gēnggāoxìngnéng | - high performance |
| 未能免俗 | 未能免俗 | wèinéngmiǎnsú | - unable to break the custom (idiom) - bound by conventions |
| 柔能克刚 | 柔能克剛 | róunéngkègāng | - lit. the soft can subdue the hard |
| 极有可能 | 極有可能 | jíyǒukěnéng | - extremely possible - probable |
| 欲罢不能 | 欲罷不能 | yùbàbùnéng | - want to stop but can't (idiom, from Analects); find it impossible to give up |
| 活动能力 | 活動能力 | huódòngnénglì | - mobility - motility |
| 流变能力 | 流變能力 | liúbiànnénglì | - rheology |
| 无所不能 | 無所不能 | wúsuǒbùnéng | - omnipotent |
| 无能为力 | 無能為力 | wúnéngwéilì | - impotent (idiom) - powerless - helpless |
| 熟能生巧 | 熟能生巧 | shúnéngshēngqiǎo | - with familiarity you learn the trick (idiom); practice makes perfect |
| 特异功能 | 特異功能 | tèyìgōngnéng | - supernatural power - extra-sensory perception |
| 生物质能 | 生物質能 | shēngwùzhìnéng | - biomass |
| 生产能力 | 生產能力 | shēngchǎnnénglì | - manufacturing ability - production capacity |
| 生育能力 | 生育能力 | shēngyùnénglì | - fertility - ability to have children |
| 社交才能 | 社交才能 | shèjiāocáinéng | - social accomplishment |
| 积不相能 | 積不相能 | jībùxiāngnéng | - always at loggerheads (idiom); never able to agree with sb - unable to get on with sb |
| 管理功能 | 管理功能 | guǎnlǐgōngnéng | - management function |
| 精明能干 | 精明能幹 | jīngmíngnénggàn | - able and efficient |
| 素不相能 | 素不相能 | sùbùxiāngnéng | - unable to get along (idiom) |
| 耳熟能详 | 耳熟能詳 | ěrshúnéngxiáng | - what's frequently heard can be repeated in detail (idiom) |
| 能上能下 | 能上能下 | néngshàngnéngxià | - ready to take any job, high or low |
| 能伸能屈 | 能伸能屈 | néngshēnnéngqū | - can bow and submit, or can stand tall (idiom, from Book of Changes); ready to give and take - flexible |
| 能写善算 | 能寫善算 | néngxiěshànsuàn | - to be literate and numerate (idiom) |
| 能屈能伸 | 能屈能伸 | néngqūnéngshēn | - can bow and submit, or can stand tall (idiom, from Book of Changes); ready to give and take - flexible |
| 能弱能强 | 能弱能強 | néngruònéngqiáng | - to be either weak or strong both have their purpose (idiom) |
| 能歌善舞 | 能歌善舞 | nénggēshànwǔ | - can sing and dance (idiom); fig. a person of many talents |
| 能源危机 | 能源危機 | néngyuánwēijī | - energy crisis |
| 能源短缺 | 能源短缺 | néngyuánduǎnquē | - energy shortage |
| 能者多劳 | 能者多勞 | néngzhěduōláo | - abler people do more work (idiom); It is because you are so capable that we (or they) leave everything to you. |
| 能言善辩 | 能言善辯 | néngyánshànbiàn | - glib of tongue (idiom) - eloquent |
| 能诗善文 | 能詩善文 | néngshīshànwén | - highly literate - lit. capable at poetry, proficient at prose |
| 能说会道 | 能說會道 | néngshuōhuìdào | - can talk really well (idiom); the gift of the gab |
| 能量代谢 | 能量代謝 | néngliàngdàixiè | - energy metabolism |
| 能量守恒 | 能量守恆 | néngliàngshǒuhéng | - conservation of energy |
| 能愿动词 | 能願動詞 | néngyuàndòngcí | - optative verb |
| 良知良能 | 良知良能 | liángzhīliángnéng | - instinctive understanding, esp. of ethical issues (idiom); untrained, but with an inborn sense of right and wrong - innate moral sense |
| 万能曲尺 | 萬能曲尺 | wànnéngqūchǐ | - universal bevel (to measure angles) |
| 万能梗犬 | 萬能梗犬 | wànnénggěngquǎn | - Airedale terrier |
| 万能钥匙 | 萬能鑰匙 | wànnéngyàoshi | - master key - skeleton key - passkey |
| 处理能力 | 處理能力 | chǔlǐnénglì | - processing capability - throughput |
| 认识不能 | 認識不能 | rènshibùnéng | - agnosia |
| 语言能力 | 語言能力 | yǔyánnénglì | - verbal ability |
| 读写能力 | 讀寫能力 | dúxiěnénglì | - literacy |
| 让贤与能 | 讓賢與能 | ràngxiányǔnéng | - to step aside and give a more worthy person a chance (idiom) |
| 载重能力 | 載重能力 | zàizhòngnénglì | - weight-carrying capacity |
| 金钱万能 | 金錢萬能 | jīnqiánwànnéng | - money is omnipotent (idiom) - with money, you can do anything - money talks |
| 钱能通神 | 錢能通神 | qiánnéngtōngshén | - money is all-powerful - money can move God |
| 难能可贵 | 難能可貴 | nánnéngkěguì | - rare and precious - valuable - remarkable |
| 静坐不能 | 靜坐不能 | jìngzuòbùnéng | - akathisia (condition of restlessness, a side-effect of neuroleptic antipsychotic drug) - unable to sit still - hyperactivity - restlessness |
| 革新能手 | 革新能手 | géxīnnéngshǒu | - person of new ideas - innovator |
| 领导能力 | 領導能力 | lǐngdǎonénglì | - leadership (ability) |
| 高分低能 | 高分低能 | gāofēndīnéng | - high in score but low in ability (as a result of teaching to the test) |
| 高能粒子 | 高能粒子 | gāonénglìzǐ | - high energy particle |
| 元语言能力 | 元語言能力 | yuányǔyánnénglì | - metalinguistic ability |
| 太阳能电池 | 太陽能電池 | tàiyángnéngdiànchí | - solar cell |
| 富贵不能淫 | 富貴不能淫 | fùguìbùnéngyín | - not corrupted by wealth and honors |
| 凭本能做事 | 憑本能做事 | píngběnnéngzuòshì | - to follow one's nose |
| 书写不能症 | 書寫不能症 | shūxiěbùnéngzhèng | - agraphia |
| 神经官能症 | 神經官能症 | shénjīngguānnéngzhèng | - neurosis |
| 精神官能症 | 精神官能症 | jīngshénguānnéngzhèng | - neurosis |
| 美国能源部 | 美國能源部 | MěiguóNéngyuánbù | - US Department of Energy (DOE) |
| 聚光太阳能 | 聚光太陽能 | jùguāngtàiyángnéng | - concentrating solar power (CSP) |
| 贫贱不能移 | 貧賤不能移 | pínjiànbùnéngyí | - not shaken by poverty - to preserve one's ambitions although destitute |
| 金钱非万能 | 金錢非萬能 | jīnqiánfēiwànnéng | - money is not omnipotent - money isn't everything - money can't buy you love |
| 勃起功能障碍 | 勃起功能障礙 | bóqǐgōngnéngzhàngài | - erectile dysfunction (ED) |
| 原子能发电站 | 原子能發電站 | yuánzǐnéngfādiànzhàn | - atomic power station |
| 峰值输出功能 | 峰值輸出功能 | fēngzhíshūchūgōngnéng | - peak power output (of an electrical device etc) |
| 没有生育能力 | 沒有生育能力 | méiyǒushēngyùnénglì | - infertile - unable to have children |
| 能量守恒定律 | 能量守恆定律 | néngliàngshǒuhéngdìnglǜ | - the law of conservation of energy |
| 高能烈性炸药 | 高能烈性炸藥 | gāonénglièxìngzhàyào | - high explosive |
| 中国核能总公司 | 中國核能總公司 | ZhōngguóHénéngZǒnggōngsī | - China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) |
| 国际原子能机构 | 國際原子能機構 | GuójìYuánzǐnéngJīgòu | - International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) |
| 大丈夫能屈能伸 | 大丈夫能屈能伸 | dàzhàngfunéngqūnéngshēn | - A leader can submit or can stand tall as required. - ready to give and take - flexible |
| 妇女能顶半边天 | 婦女能頂半邊天 | fùnǚnéngdǐngbànbiāntiān | - Woman can hold up half the sky - fig. nowadays, women have an equal part to play in society |
| 有钱能使鬼推磨 | 有錢能使鬼推磨 | yǒuqiánnéngshǐguǐtuīmò | - lit. money will make the Devil turn millstones (idiom) - fig. with money, you can do anything you like |
| 欧洲原子能联营 | 歐洲原子能聯營 | ōuzhōuyuánzǐnéngliányíng | - Euratom |
| 没有什么不可能 | 沒有甚麼不可能 | méiyǒushénmebùkěnéng | - nothing is impossible - there's nothing impossible about it |
| 甲状腺功能亢进 | 甲狀腺功能亢進 | jiǎzhuàngxiàngōngnéngkàngjìn | - hyperthyroidism - abbr. to 甲亢[jia3 kang4] |
| 功能性磁共振成像 | 功能性磁共振成像 | gōngnéngxìngcígòngzhènchéngxiàng | - functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) |
| 功能磁共振成像术 | 功能磁共振成像術 | gōngnéngcígòngzhènchéngxiàngshù | - functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) |
| 大学学科能力测验 | 大學學科能力測驗 | DàxuéXuékēNénglìCèyàn | - General Scholastic Ability Test (college entrance exam in Taiwan) |
| 日本原子能研究所 | 日本原子能研究所 | RìběnYuánzǐNéngYánjiūsuǒ | - Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute |
| 金钱不能买来幸福 | 金錢不能買來幸福 | jīnqiánbùnéngmǎiláixìngfú | - money can't buy happiness |
| 中国国家原子能机构 | 中國國家原子能機構 | ZhōngguóGuójiāYuánzǐnéngJīgòu | - China Atomic Energy Agency (CAEA) |
| 水能载舟，亦能覆舟 | 水能載舟，亦能覆舟 | shuǐnéngzàizhōu,yìnéngfùzhōu | - lit. water may keep the boat afloat but may also sink it (proverb) - fig. the people can support a regime or overturn it - if sth is used properly, one can benefit from it, otherwise it can do harm - things can be double-edged |
| 过而能改，善莫大焉 | 過而能改，善莫大焉 | guòérnénggǎi,shànmòdàyān | - If one can change after making a mistake, there is nothing better (idiom) |
| 不以规矩，不能成方圆 | 不以規矩，不能成方圓 | bùyǐguīju,bùnéngchéngfāngyuán | - without rules, nothing can be done (idiom, from Mencius); one must follow some rules |
| 秀才不出门，能知天下事 | 秀才不出門，能知天下事 | xiùcaibùchūmén,néngzhītiānxiàshì | - a learned person need not leave his home to know what's going on in the world (idiom) |
| 人非生而知之者，熟能无惑 | 人非生而知之者，熟能無惑 | rénfēishēngérzhīzhīzhě,shúnéngwúhuò | - Knowledge is not innate to man, how can we overcome doubt? - We are not born with knowledge, how does one achieve maturity? (i.e. without guidance from a teacher - Tang dynasty essayist Han Yu 韓愈|韩愈) |
| 钱不是万能的没钱是万万不能的 | 錢不是萬能的沒錢是萬萬不能的 | qiánbùshìwànnéngdeméiqiánshìwànwànbùnéngde | - Money isn't everything but without money you have nothing. (idiom) |
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