能 néng can / to be able to / might possibly / ability / (physics) energy syn 也 yě also / too / as well / (not ...) either / (used after a verbal or nominal expression X to indicate that X is an extreme or unexpected case) even (X) / (literary) particle having functions similar to 啊[a5] 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 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 口头 口頭 kǒu tóu oral / verbal 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 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 号令 號令 hào lìng an order (esp. army) / bugle call expressing military order / verbal command 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 唇枪舌剑 唇槍舌劍 chún qiāng shé jiàn (idiom) to cross verbal swords / to have a heated verbal exchange 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 舌战 舌戰 shé zhàn verbal sparring / duel of words 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 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 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 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 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 言教 yán jiào to give verbal instruction 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) 口说无凭 口說無憑 kǒu shuō wú píng (idiom) you can't rely on a verbal agreement / just because sb says sth, doesn't mean it's true 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 动词结构 動詞結構 dòng cí jié gòu verbal construction (clause) 动量词 動量詞 dòng liàng cí verbal classifier (in Chinese grammar) / measure word applying mainly to verbs 口头介绍最新情况 口頭介紹最新情況 verbal update 言语虐待 言語虐待 verbal abuse 医闹 醫鬧 yī nào (neologism c. 2013) organized disruption of healthcare facilities or verbal and physical abuse of medical staff by an aggrieved patient or proxies such as family members or hired thugs, typically aimed at obtaining compensation 空口无凭 空口無憑 kōng kǒu wú píng mere verbal statement cannot be taken as proof (idiom) 口说无凭 口說無憑 kǒu shuō - wú píng (idiom) you can't rely on a verbal agreement / just because sb says sth, doesn't mean it's true 掐架 qiā jià (of dogs, roosters etc) to fight / to tussle / (of people) to have an altercation with sb (physical or verbal) 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) 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 受性 shòu xìng inborn (ability, defect) 奇能 qí néng special ability 将勤补绌 將勤補絀 jiāng qín bǔ chù to compensate for lack of ability through hard work (idiom) 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 耐受力 nài shòu lì tolerance / ability to survive / hardiness 识力 識力 shí lì discernment / the ability to judge well 卖本事 賣本事 mài běn shì to flaunt a skill / to give display to one's ability / to show off a feat / to vaunt one's tricks 高分低能 gāo fēn dī néng high in score but low in ability (as a result of teaching to the test) syn 高材 gāo cái great talent / rare capability / person of outstanding ability 吸收能力 xī shōu néng lì absorbing ability 能力问题 néng lì wèn tí It's About Ability 