能

The character "能" has 10 strokes. "能" is one of the 3500 commonly used characters. The character "能" has 2 pronunciations, it is a polyphonic character. The pronunciations of "能" are "néng" "nài" . View the stroke order of "能">>

The basic meaning of the Chinese character "能"

n.: ability; capability; skill; energy

adj.: able; capable

v.: can; have the ability/capability/skill (to do sth); can/could please; may

• ability : n.能力；才能；智力水平；才干；技能
• capability : n.能力；才能；才干；能力范围；计算机性能；力量
• skill : n.技巧；技艺；技能
• energy : n.活力；干劲；能；能量；能级；精力；力量
• able : adj.有能力的；聪明能干的；有才干的
• capable : adj.有能力的；有才能的；能胜任的；能干的；有才干的；可以…的；容许…的
• can : modal v.能；会；被允许；可以；有可能；有机会；能够；可能
• may : modal v.可能；也许；会；可以；祝；愿

Form words with "能"

隔音性能 sound insulation value

振动能 vibrational energy

资用能 available energy

反应能 reaction energy

隔热性能 heat-proof quality

升华能 sublimation energy

自由能 free energy

冲击能 impact energy

电场能 electric field energy

聚变能 fusion energy

洋流能 marine/ocean current energy

放射能 radiant energy

电子能 electron energy

无用能 unavailable energy

激发能 excitation energy

超高能物理学 physics of superhigh energies

超高能加速器 ultrahigh-energy accelerator

中子分离能 neutron separation energy

宰相肚里能撑船 a prime minister's heart is big enough to pole a boat in—be large-hearted/broad-minded/magnanimous

阎王要你三更走，谁能留你到五更 if the King of Hell decides you're to die at midnight, who dares to spare you till dawn?—when death comes, it will have no denial

Example phrases using "能"

• 人证物证俱在，你别想能滑过去。

  Both the witness and evidence are present, so you can’t get away with it.

• 猕猴桃只需两个月就能长成个儿。

  The kiwi fruit can grow to a good size in two months.

• 这种机器一天能冲压两万枚硬币。

  This machine can stamp out 20,000 coins a day.

• 这些树林能挡住旱风，屏蔽农田。

  These trees will shield off arid winds and protect the fields.

• 我这双长筒靴凑合着还能穿一冬。

  I can make this pair of boots do for another winter.

• 事情能不能办成就在你一句好话。

  It all depends on whether you are willing to put in a good word for us.

• 没有什么能打破我们内心的喜悦。

  Nothing could disturb our inner happiness.

• 这个电视机能收到100个频道。

  This is a hundred-channel TV set.

• 手头的工作完成后你能轻省一阵。

  You can relax a while after finishing the work you have in hand.

• 这个书架刚刚能放下我的这些书。

  This shelf is just right for these books of mine.