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 手段 shǒu duàn method / way / means (of doing sth) / skill / ability / trick / wile syn 领导 領導 lǐng dǎo lead / leading / to lead / leadership / leader / CL:位[wei4],個|个[ge4] 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 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 能耐 néng nài ability / capability syn 专长 專長 zhuān cháng specialty / special knowledge or ability 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 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 才干 才幹 cái gàn ability / competence syn 才智 cái zhì ability and wisdom syn 聪明才智 聰明才智 cōng ming cái zhì intelligence and ability 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 接班 jiē bān to take over (from those working the previous shift) / to take over (in a leadership role etc) / to succeed sb 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 领导权 領導權 lǐng dǎo quán leadership authority 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 举国上下 舉國上下 jǔ guó shàng xià the entire nation / the whole country, from the leadership to the rank and file syn 神通 shén tōng remarkable ability / magical power syn 高才生 gāo cái shēng student of great ability / talented student syn 蛟龙 蛟龍 jiāo lóng legendary dragon with the ability to control rain and floods syn 生产能力 生產能力 shēng chǎn néng lì manufacturing ability / production capacity 兵权 兵權 bīng quán military leadership / military power 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 在位 zài wèi to be on the throne / to reign / to hold a particular leadership position syn 真才实学 真才實學 zhēn cái shí xué solid learning / real ability and learning / genuine talent 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 领导干部 領導幹部 lǐng dǎo gàn bù leadership cadres syn 党组 黨組 dǎng zǔ party leadership group 竞争能力 競爭能力 jìng zhēng néng lì competitive ability 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 首脑会议 首腦會議 shǒu nǎo huì yì leadership conference / summit meeting 劳动能力 勞動能力 láo dòng néng lì ability to work 上级领导 上級領導 shàng jí lǐng dǎo high-level leadership / top brass 领导集体 領導集體 lǐng dǎo jí tǐ leadership group / collective of leaders 领导职务 領導職務 lǐng dǎo zhí wù position of leadership 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! 四项基本原则 四項基本原則 sì xiàng jī běn yuán zé the Four Cardinal Principles enunciated by Deng Xiaoping 鄧小平|邓小平[Deng4 Xiao3 ping2] in 1979: to uphold the socialist road, the dictatorship of the proletariat, the leadership of the CCP, and Maoism and Marxism-Leninism 生育能力 shēng yù néng lì fertility / ability to have children 主导权 主導權 zhǔ dǎo quán leadership (role) 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 才略 cái lüè ability and sagacity 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 材 cái material / timber / ability / aptitude / a capable individual / coffin (old) syn 干才 幹才 gàn cái ability / capable syn 蛟 jiāo a legendary dragon with the ability to control rain and floods / see also 蛟龍|蛟龙[jiao1 long2] syn 恃才傲物 shì cái ào wù (idiom) to be inordinately proud of one's ability / to be conceited and contemptuous syn 谞 諝 xū (literary) ability and wisdom / scheme / stratagem 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 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) 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 区域佛教带头倡议 Regional Buddhist Leadership Initiative / Buddhist Leadership Initiative 联合国大学国际领导学院 聯合國大學國際領導學院 lián hé guó dài xué guó jì lǐng dǎo xué yuàn United Nations University International Leadership Institute / UNU Leadership Institute 胡温新政 胡溫新政 hú wēn xīn zhèng Hu-Wen New Administration (formed in 2003), ostensibly reform-oriented leadership of Hu Jintao 胡錦濤|胡锦涛[Hu2 Jin3 tao1] and Wen Jiabao 溫家寶|温家宝[Wen1 Jia1 bao3] 首脑会晤 首腦會晤 shǒu nǎo huì wù leadership meeting 主导性 主導性 zhǔ dǎo xìng leadership 以老大自居 yǐ lǎo dà zì jū regarding oneself as number one in terms of leadership, seniority or status 篡党 篡黨 cuàn dǎng to usurp the leadership of the party 高级领导科 gāo jí lǐng dǎo kē Senior Leadership Section 斩首行动 decapitation strike / leadership strike / counterleadership strike 领导才能和发展计划 Leadership and Development Initiative 领导技能 lǐng dǎo jì néng leadership skill 加勒比妇女领导研究所 Caribbean Institute for Women in Leadership 能源与环境设计先导 Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design 区域示范领导守则 qū yù shì fàn lǐng dǎo shǒu zé Regional Model Leadership Code 高级主管任用科 gāo jí zhǔ guǎn rèn yòng kē Senior Leadership Appointments Section 全球妇女领导讲习会 Women's Global Leadership Institute 妇女全球领导地位中心 Center for Women's Global Leadership 多明我会领袖会议 多明我會領袖會議 Dominican Leadership Conference 