能 néng can / to be able to / might possibly / ability / (physics) energy syn 能力 néng lì capability / ability / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 力 lì power / force / strength / ability / strenuously syn 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 地区 地區 dì qū local / regional / district (not necessarily formal administrative unit) / region / area / as suffix to city name, means prefecture or county (area administered by a prefecture-level city or, county-level city) / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 级 級 jí level / grade / rank / step (of stairs) / CL:個|个[ge4] / classifier: step, level syn 手段 shǒu duàn method / way / means (of doing sth) / skill / ability / trick / wile syn 高级 高級 gāo jí high level / high grade / advanced / high-ranking 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 高潮 gāo cháo high tide / high water / upsurge / peak of activity / climax (of a story, a competition etc) / to have an orgasm 手腕 shǒu wàn wrist / trickery / finesse / ability / skill syn 才能 cái néng talent / ability / capacity syn 技能 jì néng technical ability / skill syn 高层 高層 gāo céng high-rise / high level / high class 能耐 néng nài ability / capability syn 专长 專長 zhuān cháng specialty / special knowledge or ability syn 水准 水準 shuǐ zhǔn level (of achievement etc) / standard / level (surveying) syn 判断力 判斷力 pàn duàn lì ability to judge / judgment 特长 特長 tè cháng personal strength / one's special ability or strong points syn 听力 聽力 tīng lì hearing / listening ability 记忆力 記憶力 jì yì lì faculty of memory / ability to remember syn 记性 記性 jì xing memory (ability to retain information) syn 本领 本領 běn lǐng skill / ability / capability / CL:項|项[xiang4],個|个[ge4] syn 高压 高壓 gāo yā (physics) high pressure / (meteorology) high atmospheric pressure / high voltage / systolic blood pressure / high-handed / oppressive syn 解数 解數 xiè shù talent / ability / capability / martial arts technique / Taiwan pr. [jie3 shu4] syn 眼力 yǎn lì eyesight / strength of vision / the ability to make discerning judgments syn 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 高等 gāo děng high-level / higher (animals, education etc) / advanced (math etc) syn 才干 才幹 cái gàn ability / competence syn 高昂 gāo áng to hold (one's head) high / expensive / high (spirits etc) syn 才智 cái zhì ability and wisdom syn 热度 熱度 rè dù level of heat / (fig.) zeal / fervor / (coll.) a temperature (i.e. abnormally high body heat) syn 平地 píng dì to level the land / level ground / plain syn 聪明才智 聰明才智 cōng ming cái zhì intelligence and ability syn 平整 píng zhěng smooth / level / to level off / to flatten (remove bumps) syn 水性 shuǐ xìng swimming ability / characteristics of a body of water (depth, currents etc) / aqueous / water-based (paint etc) 腿脚 腿腳 tuǐ jiǎo legs and feet / ability to walk / strides syn 高材生 gāo cái shēng student of great ability syn 逞能 chěng néng to show off one's ability / to boast one's merits syn 看家 kān jiā to look after the house / (of skill, ability) special / outstanding 高调 高調 gāo diào high-sounding speech / bombast / high-profile syn 高位 gāo wèi high position / eminent status / top job / raised position / upper (limbs) / a high (i.e. local maximum) / high point on scale, high grade, temperature, latitude etc syn 老总 老總 lǎo zǒng boss / sir (person with a leading role in an organization) / (after a surname) high ranking commander in the PLA / (Qing dynasty) high ranking government official / (old) courteous term used by the general populace in addressing a rank-and-file soldier or police officer syn 笔头 筆頭 bǐ tóu ability to write / writing skill / written / in written form 自主权 自主權 zì zhǔ quán ability to make one's own decisions 昂首 áng shǒu head high / in high spirits / to raise one's head (e.g. of neighing horse) syn 理解力 lǐ jiě lì ability to grasp ideas / understanding 锋芒毕露 鋒芒畢露 fēng máng bì lù to show off one's ability syn 高亢 gāo kàng high-pitched and penetrating (musical instrument, voice etc) / high-spirited / fever-pitched (atmosphere) syn 束之高阁 束之高閣 shù zhī gāo gé tied up in a bundle on a high shelf / to put sth on the back burner / no longer a high priority syn 神通 shén tōng remarkable ability / magical power syn 高才生 gāo cái shēng student of great ability / talented student syn 高科技 gāo kē jì high tech / high technology 蛟龙 蛟龍 jiāo lóng legendary dragon with the ability to control rain and floods syn 登堂入室 dēng táng rù shì lit. from the main room, enter the inner chamber (idiom) / fig. to go to the next level / to attain a higher level syn 生产能力 生產能力 shēng chǎn néng lì manufacturing ability / production capacity 水平面 shuǐ píng miàn horizontal plane / level surface / water level 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 高新技术 高新技朮 gāo xīn jì shù high tech / high technology syn 回落 huí luò to fall back / to return to low level after a rise (in water level, price etc) syn 高职 高職 gāo zhí vocational higher education institution (abbr. for 高等職業技術學校|高等职业技术学校[gao1 deng3 zhi2 ye4 ji4 shu4 xue2 xiao4]) / senior academic or professional title (abbr. for 高級職稱|高级职称[gao1 ji2 zhi2 cheng1]) / high-ranking employee (abbr. for 高級職員|高级职员[gao1 ji2 zhi2 yuan2]) / (Tw) vocational high school 真才实学 真才實學 zhēn cái shí xué solid learning / real ability and learning / genuine talent 一声 一聲 yī shēng first tone in Mandarin (high, level tone) 直辖市 直轄市 zhí xiá shì municipality, namely: Beijing 北京, Tianjin 天津, Shanghai 上海 and Chongqing 重慶|重庆, the first level administrative subdivision / province level city / also called directly governed city 金领 金領 jīn lǐng gold collar / high-level senior executive / highly-skilled worker 才识 才識 cái shí ability and insight 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 出来 出來 chu lai (after a verb, indicates coming out, completion of an action, or ability to discern or detect) syn 高清 gāo qīng high definition (television etc) / high fidelity (audio) 高分 gāo fēn high marks / high score 高技术 高技術 gāo jì shù high technology / high tech syn 偏高 piān gāo to be on the high side / to be unusually high 竞争能力 競爭能力 jìng zhēng néng lì competitive ability 高阶 高階 gāo jiē high level 道行 dào héng skills acquired through religious practice / (fig.) ability / skill / Taiwan pr. [dao4 hang5] 话语权 話語權 huà yǔ quán ability to have one's say and be listened to / influence / clout 高清晰度 gāo qīng xī dù high definition (instruments) / high resolution 劳动能力 勞動能力 láo dòng néng lì ability to work 治学 治學 zhì xué scholarship / high-level study / to do scholarly research / to pursue a high level of study 上级领导 上級領導 shàng jí lǐng dǎo high-level leadership / top brass 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! 生育能力 shēng yù néng lì fertility / ability to have children 高热量 高熱量 gāo rè liàng high calorie (foodstuff) / high heat content 高血糖 gāo xuè táng hyperglycemia / abnormally high blood sugar level 酒力 jiǔ lì capacity for alcohol / ability to hold drink 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 找平 zhǎo píng to level (ground) / to make level 才略 cái lüè ability and sagacity syn 阴平 陰平 yīn píng high and level tone, the first tone of putonghua 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 昂 áng to lift / to raise / to raise one's head / high / high spirits / soaring / expensive syn 峰 fēng (of a mountain) high and tapered peak or summit / mountain-like in appearance / highest level / classifier for camels syn 材 cái material / timber / ability / aptitude / a capable individual / coffin (old) syn 轩 軒 xuān pavilion with a view / high / tall / high fronted, curtained carriage (old) syn 水平仪 水平儀 shuǐ píng yí level (device to determine horizontal) / spirit level / surveyor's level 干才 幹才 gàn cái ability / capable syn 