经得起 經得起 jīng de qǐ to be able to withstand / to be able to endure syn 可 kě (prefix) can / may / able to / -able / to approve / to permit / to suit / (particle used for emphasis) certainly / very / but / however syn 吃得消 chī de xiāo to be able to endure (exertion, fatigue etc) / to be able to afford syn 半劳动力 半勞動力 bàn láo dòng lì one able to do light manual labor only / semi-able-bodied or part time (farm) worker syn 吃得住 chī de zhù to be able to bear / to be able to support syn 放得下 fàng de xià to be able to put (sth) down / to have room for / to be able to accommodate 赶得及 趕得及 gǎn dé jí there is still time (to do sth) / to be able to do sth in time / to be able to make it syn 不为酒困 不為酒困 bù wéi jiǔ kùn not a slave to the bottle / able to enjoy alcohol in moderation / able to hold one's drink 可以 kě yǐ can / may / possible / able to / not bad / pretty good syn 不会 不會 bù 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 syn 能够 能夠 néng gòu to be capable of / to be able to / can syn 过来 過來 guò lái to come over / to manage / to handle / to be able to take care of syn 不可能 bù kě néng impossible / cannot / not able 智能 zhì néng intelligent / able / smart (phone, system, bomb etc) 将会 將會 jiāng huì auxiliary verb introducing future action: may (be able to) / will (cause) / should (enable) / going to 具备 具備 jù bèi to possess / to have / equipped with / able to fulfill (conditions or requirements) syn 会不会 會不會 huì bù huì (posing a question: whether sb, something) can or cannot? / is able to or not 得以 dé yǐ able to / so that sb can / enabling / in order to / finally in a position to / with sth in view syn 纵横 縱橫 zòng héng 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) syn 有能力 yǒu néng lì able 高人 gāo rén very able person syn 利器 lì qì sharp weapon / effective implement / outstandingly able individual 得力 dé lì able / capable / competent / efficient syn 看不清 kàn bu qīng not able to see clearly 识字 識字 shí zì to learn to read / able to read / literate 跟不上 gēn bu shàng not able to keep up with 听不见 聽不見 tīng bu jiàn not be able to hear 应运而生 應運而生 yìng yùn ér shēng 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 syn 劳力 勞力 láo lì labor / able-bodied worker / laborer / work force syn 用得着 用得著 yòng de zháo to be able to use / useable / to have a use for / (in a question) to be necessary to 女强人 女強人 nǚ qiáng rén successful career woman / able woman syn 称职 稱職 chèn zhí well qualified / competent / to be equal to the task / able to do sth very well 伯乐 伯樂 bó lè Bole (a man who lived during Spring and Autumn Period, reputed to be able to spot a good horse) / a person who is good at spotting talent 两栖 兩棲 liǎng qī amphibious / dual-talented / able to work in two different lines syn 栋梁 棟梁 dòng liáng ridgepole / ridgepole and beams / person able to bear heavy responsibility / mainstay (of organization) / pillar (of state) syn 上口 shàng kǒu to be able to read aloud fluently / to be suitable (easy enough) for reading aloud syn 能 néng can / to be able to / might possibly / ability / (physics) energy syn 壮年 壯年 zhuàng nián lit. robust years / prime of life / summer / able-bodied (fit for military service) / mature (talent, garden etc) syn 顶天立地 頂天立地 dǐng tiān lì dì lit. able to support both heaven and earth / of indomitable spirit (idiom) syn 耐看 nài kàn able to withstand careful appreciation / well worth a second look 认字 認字 rèn zì to learn to read / able to read / literate 人杰 人傑 rén jié outstanding talent / wise and able person / illustrious individual syn 急中生智 jí zhōng shēng zhì quick witted in an emergency / able to react resourcefully syn 壮丁 壯丁 zhuàng dīng able-bodied man (capable of fighting in a war) syn 不克 bù kè cannot / to not be able (to) / to be unable to 够格 夠格 gòu gé able to pass muster / qualified / apt / presentable syn 贤良 賢良 xián liáng (of a man) able and virtuous syn 博学多才 博學多才 bó xué duō cái erudite and multitalented (idiom) / versatile and able syn 贫下中农 貧下中農 pín xià zhōng nóng (category defined by the Communist Party) poor and lower-middle peasants: farmers who, before land reform, possessed little or no land (poor peasants) and those who were barely able to support themselves with their own land (lower-middle peasants) 鞭长莫及 鞭長莫及 biān cháng mò jí lit. the whip cannot reach (idiom) / beyond one's influence / too far to be able to help syn 急智 jí zhì quick witted / able to think fast in an emergency syn 良材 liáng cái good timber / sound material / fig. able person / sound chap 耐劳 耐勞 nài láo hardy / able to resist hardship 易 yì easy / amiable / to change / to exchange / prefix corresponding to the English adjective suffix "-able" or "-ible" syn 胜 勝 shèng victory / success / to beat / to defeat / to surpass / victorious / superior to / to get the better of / better than / surpassing / superb (of vista) / beautiful (scenery) / wonderful (view) / (Taiwan pr. [sheng1]) able to bear / equal to (a task) syn 硬 yìng hard / stiff / solid / (fig.) strong / firm / resolutely / uncompromisingly / laboriously / with great difficulty / good (quality) / able (person) / (of food) filling / substantial syn 罩 zhào to cover / to spread over / a cover / a shade / a hood / bamboo fish trap / bamboo chicken coop / (Tw) (coll.) to protect / to have sb's back / (Tw) (coll.) awesome / incredible / (Tw) (coll.) (often as 罩得住[zhao4de2zhu4]) to have things under control / to be able to handle it syn 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 只见树木不见森林 只見樹木不見森林 zhǐ jiàn shù mù bù jiàn sēn lín unable to see the wood for the trees / fig. only able to see isolated details, and not the bigger picture 妒能害贤 妒能害賢 dù néng hài xián jealous of the able, envious of the clever (idiom) 对答如流 對答如流 duì dá rú liú able to reply quickly and fluently (idiom) / having a ready answer syn 灿若繁星 燦若繁星 càn ruò fán xīng bright as a multitude of stars (idiom) / extremely able talent 积不相能 積不相能 jī bù xiāng néng (idiom) always at loggerheads / never able to agree with sb / unable to get on with sb syn 精明能干 精明能幹 jīng míng néng gàn able and efficient syn 两肋插刀 兩肋插刀 liǎng lèi chā dāo lit. knifes piercing both sides (idiom) / fig. to attach a great importance to friendship, up to the point of being able to sacrifice oneself for it 决胜千里 決勝千里 jué shèng qiān lǐ to be able to plan victory from a thousand miles away (idiom) 贔 bì able to support great weight 力足以做 lì zú yǐ zuò afford / able to 心眼大 xīn yǎn dà magnanimous / considerate / thoughtful / able to think of everything that needs to be thought of 不分胜败 不分勝敗 bù fēn shèng bài to not be able to distinguish who's winning 勤俭耐劳 勤儉耐勞 qín jiǎn nài láo diligent and able to endure hardship (idiom) 嘴稳 嘴穩 zuǐ wěn able to keep a secret syn 忍得住 rěn de zhù to refrain / to be able to endure it 支付得起 zhī fù dé qǐ to be able to pay / affordable 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 梁木 liáng mù beam / rafter / lintel / person able to bear heavy responsibility / mainstay (of organization) / pillar (of state) 殗殜 yè dié somewhat ill, but still able to sit up 渴不可耐 kě bù kě nài to be so thirsty as to no longer be able to tolerate it 甪端 lù duān Luduan, mythical Chinese beast able to detect the truth 目无全牛 目無全牛 mù wú quán niú to see the ox already cut up into joints (idiom) / extremely skilled / able to see through the problem at one glance syn 能彀 néng gòu able to do sth / in a position to do sth / same as 能夠|能够 认不出 認不出 rèn bu chū not able to recognize 认人 認人 rèn rén to recognize people (of babies) / to be able to tell people apart 说得上 說得上 shuō de shàng can be counted or regarded as / to be able to tell or answer / to deserve mention 高度警戒行动 高度警戒行動 Operation Able Sentry 海员合格证书公约 海員合格證書公約 Convention concerning the Certification of Able Seamen 定能 dìng néng to be definitely able (to do sth) 可堪 kě kān how can one endure? / to be able to endure 有为有守 有為有守 yǒu wéi yǒu shǒu able to act while maintaining one's integrity (idiom) / also written 有守有為|有守有为[you3 shou3 you3 wei2] 运筹帷幄之中，决胜千里之外 運籌帷幄之中，決勝千里之外 yùn chóu wéi wò zhī zhōng , jué shèng qiān lǐ zhī wài a general planning in the seclusion of his tent is able to determine the outcome of the distant battle (idiom) 知错能改 知錯能改 zhī cuò néng gǎi to recognize one's mistakes and be able to reform oneself (idiom) 谈得来 談得來 tán de lái to be able to talk to / to get along with / to be congenial syn 皇帝女儿不愁嫁 皇帝女兒不愁嫁 huáng dì nǚ ér bù chóu jià lit. the emperor's daughter does not worry about whether she will be able to marry (idiom) / fig. highly sought after 见人说人话，见鬼说鬼话 見人說人話，見鬼說鬼話 jiàn rén shuō rén huà , jiàn guǐ shuō guǐ huà (fig.) adaptable / able to deal with various kinds of people and situations / (derog.) insincere / two-faced 易孕 yì yùn (of a woman) fertile / able to get pregnant easily 摸得着 摸得著 mō de zháo to be able to touch / tangible syn 可读 可讀 kě dú enjoyable to read / worth reading / readable / able to be read / legible / readable 会水 會水 huì shuǐ to be able to swim 识文断字 識文斷字 shí wén - duàn zì (idiom) able to read / literate syn 