能 néng can / to be able to / might possibly / ability / (physics) energy syn 能力 néng lì capability / ability / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 出色 chū sè remarkable / outstanding 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 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 杰出 傑出 jié chū outstanding / distinguished / remarkable / prominent / illustrious 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 显著 顯著 xiǎn zhù outstanding / notable / remarkable / statistically significant 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 不凡 bù fán extraordinary / remarkable / exceptional 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 神通广大 神通廣大 shén tōng guǎng dà (idiom) to possess great magical power / to possess remarkable abilities 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 长足 長足 cháng zú remarkable (progress, improvement, expansion etc) 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 难能可贵 難能可貴 nán néng kě guì rare and precious / valuable / remarkable syn 高才生 gāo cái shēng student of great ability / talented student syn 英灵 英靈 yīng líng spirit of a martyr / spirit of the brave departed / (literary) person of remarkable talent syn 蛟龙 蛟龍 jiāo lóng legendary dragon with the ability to control rain and floods syn 神似 shén sì similar in expression and spirit / to bear a remarkable resemblance to syn 生产能力 生產能力 shēng chǎn néng lì manufacturing ability / production capacity 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 石破天惊 石破天驚 shí pò tiān jīng earth-shattering / breakthrough / remarkable and original work 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 不简单 不簡單 bù jiǎn dān not simple / rather complicated / remarkable / marvelous syn 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 劳动能力 勞動能力 láo dòng néng lì ability to work 可圈可点 可圈可點 kě quān kě diǎn remarkable (performance, achievement etc) / worthy of praise 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 酒力 jiǔ lì capacity for alcohol / ability to hold drink 奇文 qí wén remarkable or peculiar piece of writing 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 殊 shū (literary) to kill / to behead / to sever / to separate / to surpass / (bound form) different / (bound form) special / remarkable / (literary) very / extremely 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 大显神通 大顯神通 dà xiǎn shén tōng to display one's remarkable skill or prowess / to give full play to one's brilliant abilities 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) 三头六臂 三頭六臂 sān tóu liù bì lit. to have three heads and six arms (idiom) / fig. to possess remarkable abilities / a being of formidable powers syn 奇文共赏 奇文共賞 qí wén gòng shǎng lit. remarkable work appreciated by all (idiom) / universally praised (original meaning) / incomprehensible nonsense / preposterous bullshit 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 不平常 bù píng cháng remarkable / remarkably / unusual 显着 顯著 xiǎn zhù outstanding / notable / remarkable 异事 異事 yì shì sth else / a separate matter / not the same thing / with different jobs (not colleagues) / a remarkable thing / sth special / an odd thing / sth strange or incomprehensible 神妙隽美 神妙雋美 shén miào juàn měi outstanding and elegant / remarkable and refined 宗匠 zōng jiàng person with remarkable academic or artistic attainments / master craftsman / highly esteemed person syn 一时瑜亮 一時瑜亮 yī shí yú liàng two remarkable persons living at the same period (as 周瑜[Zhou1 Yu2] and 諸葛亮|诸葛亮[Zhu1 ge3 Liang4]) 没谁了 沒誰了 méi séi le (coll.) nobody can beat that / extraordinary / remarkable 扫地僧 掃地僧 sǎo dì sēng Sweeper Monk, nameless monk who maintains the library of Shaolin (from Jin Yong's novel "Demigods and Semidevils" 天龍八部|天龙八部[Tian1 long2 Ba1 Bu4]) / (fig.) person whose remarkable talents are not well known 三星堆 sān xīng duī archaeological site of Sanxingdui outside Chengdu (Sichuan), exhibiting remarkable bronze artifacts from the 11-12th centuries BC 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 