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COMPOUND WORDS




能 能 surname Neng/ [Neng2]
能 能 can/ to be able to might poss [neng2]
能上能下 能上能下 ready to take any job, high or low/ [neng2 shang4 neng2 xia4]
能事 能事 particular abilities/ one's forte [neng2 shi4]
能人 能人 capable person/ Homo habilis, extinct species of upright East African hominid [neng2 ren2]
能伸能屈 能伸能屈 can bow and submit, or can stand tall (idiom, from Book of Changes); ready to give/ flexible [neng2 shen1 neng2 qu1]
能力 能力 capability/ capable able [neng2 li4]
能動性 能动性 initiat active role/ [neng2 dong4 xing4]
能否 能否 whether or not/ can it or can't it is it poss [neng2 fou3]
能夠 能够 to be capable of/ to be able to can [neng2 gou4]
能寫善算 能写善算 to be literate and numerate (idiom)/ [neng2 xie3 shan4 suan4]
能屈能伸 能屈能伸 can bow and submit, or can stand tall (idiom, from Book of Changes); ready to give/ flexible [neng2 qu1 neng2 shen1]
能幹 能干 capable/ competent [neng2 gan4]
能弱能強 能弱能强 to be either weak or strong both have their purpose (idiom)/ [neng2 ruo4 neng2 qiang2]
能彀 能彀 able to do sth/ in a position to do sth same as 能夠 [neng2 gou4]
能手 能手 expert/ [neng2 shou3]
能歌善舞 能歌善舞 can sing and dance (idiom); fig. a person of many talents/ [neng2 ge1 shan4 wu3]
能源 能源 energy/ power source CL:個|个 [neng2 yuan2]
能源危機 能源危机 energy / [neng2 yuan2 wei1 ji1]
能源短缺 能源短缺 energy shortage/ [neng2 yuan2 duan3 que1]
能級 能级 energy level/ [neng2 ji2]
能者多勞 能者多劳 abler people do more work (idiom); It is because you are so capable that we (or th/ [neng2 zhe3 duo1 lao2]
能耐 能耐 ability/ capability [neng2 nai4]
能見度 能见度 visibility/ [neng2 jian4 du4]
能言善辯 能言善辩 glib of tongue (idiom)/ eloquent [neng2 yan2 shan4 bian4]
能詩善文 能诗善文 highly literate/ lit. capable at poetry, proficient at prose [neng2 shi1 shan4 wen2]
能說會道 能说会道 can talk really well (idiom); the gift of the gab/ [neng2 shuo1 hui4 dao4]
能量 能量 energy/ capabilities [neng2 liang4]
能量代謝 能量代谢 energy metabolism/ [neng2 liang4 dai4 xie4]
能量守恆 能量守恒 conservation of energy/ [neng2 liang4 shou3 heng2]
能量守恆定律 能量守恒定律 the law of conservation of energy/ [neng2 liang4 shou3 heng2 ding4 lu:4]
能願動詞 能愿动词 optative verb/ [neng2 yuan4 dong4 ci2]