néng

to be able; can, permitted to; ability

DEFINITIONS

能 néng
  • surname Neng
  • can
  • to be able to
  • might possibly
  • ability
  • (physics) energy

STROKES

WORDS

级 néng jí energy level
者多劳 néng zhě duō láo it's the most capable people who do the most work (idiom) (intended as consolation for the overworked, or flattery when making a request etc)
七项全 qī xiàng quán néng heptathlon
七項全 qī xiàng quán néng heptathlon
三项全 sān xiàng quán néng triathlon
三項全 sān xiàng quán néng triathlon
不以规矩,不成方圆 bù yǐ guī ju , bù néng chéng fāng yuán without rules, nothing can be done (idiom, from Mencius); one must follow some rules
不以規矩,不成方圓 bù yǐ guī ju , bù néng chéng fāng yuán without rules, nothing can be done (idiom, from Mencius); one must follow some rules
不可 bù kě néng impossible; cannot; not able
抵抗 bù néng dǐ kàng irresistible
自已 bù néng zì yǐ unable to control oneself; to be beside oneself
中国国家原子机构 zhōng guó guó jiā yuán zǐ néng jī gòu China Atomic Energy Agency (CAEA)
中國國家原子機構 zhōng guó guó jiā yuán zǐ néng jī gòu China Atomic Energy Agency (CAEA)
中国核总公司 zhōng guó hé néng zǒng gōng sī China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC)
中國核總公司 zhōng guó hé néng zǒng gōng sī China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC)
五项全 wǔ xiàng quán néng pentathlon
五項全 wǔ xiàng quán néng pentathlon
人非生而知之者,孰无惑 rén fēi shēng ér zhī zhī zhě , shú néng wú huò 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)
人非生而知之者,孰無惑 rén fēi shēng ér zhī zhī zhě , shú néng wú huò 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)
任贤使 rèn xián shǐ néng to appoint the virtuous and use the able (idiom); appointment on the basis of ability and integrity
任賢使 rèn xián shǐ néng to appoint the virtuous and use the able (idiom); appointment on the basis of ability and integrity
兒 dī néng ér retarded child; moron; idiot
作证力 zuò zhèng néng lì competence
作證力 zuò zhèng néng lì competence
jiā néng Canon (Japanese company)