得力 dé lì able / capable / competent / efficient syn 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 老辣 lǎo là shrewd and ruthless / efficient and unscrupulous syn 干净俐落 乾淨俐落 gān jìng lì luò clean and efficient / neat and tidy 干净利落 乾淨利落 gān jìng lì luo squeaky clean / neat and tidy / efficient 政通人和 zhèng tōng rén hé efficient government, people at peace (idiom) / all is well with the state and the people syn 干脆利落 乾脆利落 gān cuì lì luo (of speech or actions) direct and efficient / without fooling around syn 无害环境的有效管理 environmentally sound and efficient management 资源节约和洁净生产 資源節約和潔凈生產 Resource Efficient and Cleaner Production 高效 gāo xiào efficient / highly effective syn 节油 節油 jié yóu to economize on gasoline / fuel-efficient 高效能 gāo xiào néng highly efficient / effectivity 麻利 má li swift / agile / efficient / quick-witted (colloquial) syn 爽利 shuǎng lì efficient / brisk / neat syn 麻力 má li swift / agile / efficient / quick witted (colloquial) / also written 麻利[ma2 li5] 节省燃料的炉灶 節省燃料的爐竈 fuel-efficient stove 省油车 省油車 efficient car 面向服务对象提高服务效率战略 面向服務對象提高服務效率戰略 Client-Oriented, Provider-Efficient services strategy 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 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) 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 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 栋梁 棟梁 dòng liáng ridgepole / ridgepole and beams / person able to bear heavy responsibility / mainstay (of organization) / pillar (of state) 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 人杰 人傑 rén jié outstanding talent / wise and able person / illustrious individual syn 贤良 賢良 xián liáng (of a man) able and virtuous syn 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 对答如流 對答如流 duì dá rú liú able to reply quickly and fluently (idiom) / having a ready answer syn 勤俭耐劳 勤儉耐勞 qín jiǎn nài láo diligent and able to endure hardship (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) 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 幽明 yōu míng the hidden and the visible / that which can be seen and that which cannot / darkness and light / night and day / wisdom and ignorance / evil and good / the living and the dead / men and ghosts 幽明 yōu - míng the hidden and the visible / that which can be seen and that which cannot / darkness and light / night and day / wisdom and ignorance / evil and good / the living and the dead / men and ghosts 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 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 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 两栖 兩棲 liǎng qī amphibious / dual-talented / able to work in two different lines 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 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 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 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 妒能害贤 妒能害賢 dù néng hài xián jealous of the able, envious of the clever (idiom) 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 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) 敳 敱 ái able (in administrating) / to govern forcefully 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 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 