能力 néng lì capability / ability / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 出来 出來 chu lai (after a verb, indicates coming out, completion of an action, or ability to discern or detect) syn 才能 cái néng talent / ability / capacity syn 技能 jì néng technical ability / skill syn 手段 shǒu duàn method / way / means (of doing sth) / skill / ability / trick / wile syn 尽可能 儘可能 jǐn kě néng as far as possible / to the best of one's ability syn 本事 běn shi ability / skill syn 听力 聽力 tīng lì hearing / listening ability 特长 特長 tè cháng personal strength / one's special ability or strong points syn 手腕 shǒu wàn wrist / trickery / finesse / ability / skill syn 本领 本領 běn lǐng skill / ability / capability / CL:項|项[xiang4],個|个[ge4] syn 生产能力 生產能力 shēng chǎn néng lì manufacturing ability / production capacity 专长 專長 zhuān cháng specialty / special knowledge or ability syn 记忆力 記憶力 jì yì lì faculty of memory / ability to remember syn 能耐 néng nài ability / capability syn 水性 shuǐ xìng swimming ability / characteristics of a body of water (depth, currents etc) / aqueous / water-based (paint etc) 神通 shén tōng remarkable ability / magical power syn 竞争能力 競爭能力 jìng zhēng néng lì competitive ability 眼力 yǎn lì eyesight / strength of vision / the ability to make discerning judgments syn 道行 dào héng skills acquired through religious practice / (fig.) ability / skill / Taiwan pr. [dao4 hang5] 记性 記性 jì xing memory (ability to retain information) syn 才智 cái zhì ability and wisdom syn 才干 才幹 cái gàn ability / competence syn 自主权 自主權 zì zhǔ quán ability to make one's own decisions 看家 kān jiā to look after the house / (of skill, ability) special / outstanding 力所能及 lì suǒ néng jí as far as one's capabilities extend (idiom) / to the best of one's ability / within one's powers syn 聪明才智 聰明才智 cōng ming cái zhì intelligence and ability syn 蛟龙 蛟龍 jiāo lóng legendary dragon with the ability to control rain and floods syn 判断力 判斷力 pàn duàn lì ability to judge / judgment 话语权 話語權 huà yǔ quán ability to have one's say and be listened to / influence / clout 劳动能力 勞動能力 láo dòng néng lì ability to work 能 néng can / to be able to / might possibly / ability / (physics) energy syn 腿脚 腿腳 tuǐ jiǎo legs and feet / ability to walk / strides syn 因材施教 yīn cái shī jiào (idiom) to teach in line with the student's ability 管不着 管不著 guǎn bu zháo to have no right or ability to interfere in sth / it's none of your business! 高材生 gāo cái shēng student of great ability syn 生育能力 shēng yù néng lì fertility / ability to have children 理解力 lǐ jiě lì ability to grasp ideas / understanding 力 lì power / force / strength / ability / strenuously syn 锋芒毕露 鋒芒畢露 fēng máng bì lù to show off one's ability syn 真才实学 真才實學 zhēn cái shí xué solid learning / real ability and learning / genuine talent 笔头 筆頭 bǐ tóu ability to write / writing skill / written / in written form 高才生 gāo cái shēng student of great ability / talented student syn 酒力 jiǔ lì capacity for alcohol / ability to hold drink 逞能 chěng néng to show off one's ability / to boast one's merits syn 初露锋芒 初露鋒芒 chū lù fēng máng first sign of budding talent / to display one's ability for the first time 高才 gāo cái great talent / rare capability / person of outstanding ability 德才 dé cái ethics and ability / virtuous and talented syn 耳力 ěr lì hearing ability 解数 解數 xiè shù talent / ability / capability / martial arts technique / Taiwan pr. [jie3 shu4] syn 才识 才識 cái shí ability and insight syn 才略 cái lüè ability and sagacity syn 任人唯贤 任人唯賢 rèn rén wéi xián to appoint people according to their merits (idiom) / appointment on the basis of ability and integrity 具 jù tool / device / utensil / equipment / instrument / talent / ability / to possess / to have / to provide / to furnish / to state / classifier for devices, coffins, dead bodies syn 恃才傲物 shì cái ào wù (idiom) to be inordinately proud of one's ability / to be conceited and contemptuous syn 精 jīng essence / extract / vitality / energy / semen / sperm / mythical goblin spirit / highly perfected / elite / the pick of sth / proficient (refined ability) / extremely (fine) / selected rice (archaic) syn 干才 幹才 gàn cái ability / capable syn 材 cái material / timber / ability / aptitude / a capable individual / coffin (old) syn 蛟 jiāo a legendary dragon with the ability to control rain and floods / see also 蛟龍|蛟龙[jiao1 long2] syn 谞 諝 xū (literary) ability and wisdom / scheme / stratagem 辁 輇 quán limited (of talent or ability) / (archaic) solid wheel (without spokes) 任贤使能 任賢使能 rèn xián shǐ néng to appoint the virtuous and use the able (idiom) / appointment on the basis of ability and integrity 千虑一得 千慮一得 qiān lǜ yī dé a thousand tries leads to one success (idiom, humble expr.) / Even without any notable ability on my part, I may still get it right sometimes by good luck. 尊贤使能 尊賢使能 zūn xián shǐ néng to respect talent and make use of ability (Mencius) 滥竽充数 濫竽充數 làn yú chōng shù lit. to play the yu 竽 mouth organ to make up numbers (idiom) / fig. to make up the numbers with inferior products / to masquerade as having an ability / token member of a group syn 眼高手低 yǎn gāo shǒu dī to have high standards but little ability / to be fastidious but incompetent (idiom) syn 赶鸭子上架 趕鴨子上架 gǎn yā zi shàng jià lit. to drive a duck onto a perch (idiom) / fig. to push sb to do sth way beyond their ability 笔底下 筆底下 bǐ dǐ xià ability to write syn 领导能力 領導能力 lǐng dǎo néng lì leadership (ability) 语言能力 語言能力 yǔ yán néng lì verbal ability 元语言能力 元語言能力 yuán yǔ yán néng lì metalinguistic ability 不让须眉 不讓鬚眉 bù ràng xū méi (idiom) to compare favorably with men in terms of ability, bravery etc / to be a match for men / lit. not conceding to men (beard and eyebrows) 人尖儿 人尖兒 rén jiān r outstanding individual / person of great ability 初露才华 初露才華 chū lù cái huá first sign of budding talent / to display one's ability for the first time 受性 shòu xìng inborn (ability, defect) 奇能 qí néng special ability 将勤补绌 將勤補絀 jiāng qín bǔ chù to compensate for lack of ability through hard work (idiom) 有手有脚 有手有腳 yǒu shǒu yǒu jiǎo lit. have hands have feet / to be able bodied (idiom) / to have the ability to work 耐受力 nài shòu lì tolerance / ability to survive / hardiness 识力 識力 shí lì discernment / the ability to judge well 卖本事 賣本事 mài běn shì to flaunt a skill / to give display to one's ability / to show off a feat / to vaunt one's tricks 高分低能 gāo fēn dī néng high in score but low in ability (as a result of teaching to the test) syn 高材 gāo cái great talent / rare capability / person of outstanding ability 吸收能力 xī shōu néng lì absorbing ability 储存容量 儲存容量 storage ability / storage capability. 知觉力 知覺力 zhī jué lì ability to perceive / perceptivity / sentience 适存度 適存度 shì cún dù fitness (evolution) / ability to survive and reproduce 可劲 可勁 kě jìn vigorously / to the utmost / to the best of one's ability 唱商 chàng shāng one's ability to give a convincing performance of a song 大学学科能力测验 大學學科能力測驗 dà xué xué kē néng lì cè yàn General Scholastic Ability Test (college entrance exam in Taiwan) 才分 cái fèn ability / talent / gift syn 两把刷子 兩把刷子 liǎng bǎ shuā zi ability / skill 常态分班 常態分班 cháng tài fēn bān (Tw) grouping of students into classes of mixed ability 高段 gāo duàn high-level (ability) / advanced 本尊 běn zūn (Buddhism) yidam (one's chosen meditational deity) / the principal object of worship on a Buddhist altar / (of a monk who has the ability to appear in multiple places at the same time) the honored one himself (contrasted with his alternate forms, 分身[fen1 shen1]) / (fig.) (jocular) the genuine article / the real McCoy / the man himself / the woman herself / the original manifestation of sth (not a spin-off or a clone) 定力 dìng lì ability to concentrate / willpower / resolve 将勤补拙 將勤補拙 jiāng qín - bǔ zhuō (idiom) to compensate for lack of ability with hard work 眼力见 眼力見 yǎn lì jiàn (dialect) ability to read situations and respond appropriately 得起 de qǐ (verb complement indicating ability to afford or bear the cost or consequences of doing sth) 