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Néng

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Néng Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
Néng | Neng2
English translation
surname Neng
to be able to
to be capable of
ability
capability
able
capable
can possibly
(usually used in the negative) to have the possibility of
can, may; capable, full of energy

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About Néng

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Number of strokes

10

Traditional form

Néng

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

A bear's head , body , and claws 

Etymology of Néng

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Type

pictographic

Positional decomposition

⿰⿱厶⺼匕匕

Explanation

Pictograph of a bear holding meat in its mouth. Based on the original meaning "bear". The meaning of this character has shifted over time and now means "ability; power".

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Example sentences using Néng

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饭菜 fàn cài 而外, Huán chī líng shí , 肚子 dùzi Yuè 显形 xiǎn xíng , jiù 觉得 juéde 越须 duō chī hǎo 东西 dōngxī ;不能 bù néng 亏着 zuǐ .

Aside from meals, Tigress had to eat between them.

接著我们 wǒmen 致力 zhìlì zhǎo chū 能够 néng gòu 减弱 jiǎn ruò 辐射 fúshè de 聚合物 jù hé wù .

Then we got involved with trying to find polymers that attenuate radiation.

这道虽然 suīrán 错综复杂 cuò zōng fù zá , dàn yòng 电子计算机 diàn zǐ jì suàn jī 很快 jiù Néng Xiè chū .

Although the problem is intricate and complex, it can be solved very quickly with an electronic computer.

这个 zhè ge 脉冲 mài chōng Néng 迫使 pò shǐ 断路器 duàn lù qì 切断 qiē duàn de 主机 zhǔ jī 30 miǎo .

That pulse forces the circuit breaker to shut down her mainframe for 30 seconds.

zài duō yún de 天上 tiān shàng , zhǐ Néng 看到孤零零 gū líng líng de 一颗星星 xīng xing .

In that cloudy sky only one lone star could be seen.

Words with Néng

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
Néng can Néng
可能 kěnéng possible可能 kěnéng
不能 bù néng cannot不能 bù néng
能力 nénglì capability能力 nénglì
能够 néng gòu can能夠
只能 zhǐ néng can only只能 zhǐ néng
功能 gōngnéng function功能 gōngnéng
才能 cái néng talent才能 cái néng
不可能 bù kě néng impossible不可能 bù kě néng
能源 néngyuán energy能源 néngyuán
能否 néng fǒu whether or not能否 néng fǒu
性能 xìngnéng function性能 xìngnéng
能量 néngliàng energy能量 néngliàng
可能性 kě néng xìng possibility可能性 kě néng xìng
技能 jì néng skill技能 jì néng
未能 wèi néng cannot未能 wèi néng
职能 zhínéng function職能
智能 zhìnéng able智能 zhìnéng
尽可能 jǐn kě néng as far as possible儘可能
节能 jié néng to save energy節能
无能为力 wúnéngwéilì impotent (idiom)無能為力
不能不 bù néng bù have to不能不 bù néng bù
本能 běnnéng instinct本能 běnnéng
有能力 yǒu néng lì able有能力 yǒu néng lì
万能 wàn néng omnipotent萬能

Néng Decomposition & Compounds

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Néng Decomposition

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Néng Compounds

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  • Néng
    • Xióng
    • nài , nài , tài ,
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