| 能动性 | [ néng dòng xìng ] initiative, active role |
| 能够 | [ néng goù ] to be capable of, to be able to, can |
| 能写善算 | [ néng xiě shàn suàn ] to be literate and numerate (idiom) |
| 能干 | [ néng gàn ] capable, competent |
| 能弱能强 | [ néng ruò néng qiáng ] to be either weak or strong both have their purpose (idiom) |
| 能源危机 | [ néng yuán weī jī ] energy crisis |
| 能级 | [ néng jí ] energy level |
| 能者多劳 | [ néng zhě duō laó ] it's the most capable people who do the most work (idiom) (intended as consolation for the overworked, or flattery when making a request etc) |
| 能见度 | [ néng jiàn dù ] visibility |
| 能言善辩 | [ néng yán shàn biàn ] glib of tongue (idiom), eloquent |
| 能诗善文 | [ néng shī shàn wén ] highly literate, lit. capable at poetry, proficient at prose |
| 能说会道 | [ néng shuō huì daò ] can talk really well (idiom); the gift of the gab |
| 能量代谢 | [ néng liàng daì xiè ] energy metabolism |
| 能量守恒 | [ néng liàng shoǔ héng ] conservation of energy (physics) |
| 能量饮料 | [ néng liàng yǐn ] energy drink |
| 能愿动词 | [ néng yuàn dòng cí ] modal verb (e.g. 肯[ken3], 能[neng2], 會|会[hui4], 要[yao4], 該|该[gai1], 得[dei3], 願意|愿意[yuan4 yi4], 可以[ke3 yi3], 可能[ke3 neng2], 敢[gan3], 應該|应该[ying1 gai1]) |
| ⇒ 七项全能 | [ qī xiàng quán néng ] heptathlon |
| ⇒ 三项全能 | [ sān xiàng quán néng ] triathlon |
| ⇒ 不以规矩，不能成方圆 | [ bù yǐ guī ju bù néng chéng fāng yuán ] without rules, nothing can be done (idiom, from Mencius); one must follow some rules |
| ⇒ 中国国家原子能机构 | [ zhōng guó guó jiā yuán zǐ néng jī goù ] China Atomic Energy Agency (CAEA) |
| ⇒ 中国核能总公司 | [ zhōng guó hé néng zǒng gōng sī ] China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) |
| ⇒ 五项全能 | [ wǔ xiàng quán néng ] pentathlon |
| ⇒ 人非生而知之者，孰能无惑 | [ rén feī shēng ér zhī zhī zhě shú néng wú huò ] Knowledge is not innate to man, how can we overcome doubt?, We are not born with knowledge, how does one achieve maturity? (i.e. without guidance from a teacher - Tang dynasty essayist Han Yu 韓愈|韩愈[Han2 Yu4]) |
| ⇒ 任贤使能 | [ rèn xián shǐ néng ] to appoint the virtuous and use the able (idiom); appointment on the basis of ability and integrity |
| ⇒ 低能儿 | [ dī néng ér ] retarded child, moron, idiot |
| ⇒ 作证能力 | [ zuò zhèng néng lì ] competence |
| ⇒ 尽可能 | [ jǐn kě néng ] as far as possible, to do one's utmost |
| ⇒ 元语言能力 | [ yuán yǔ yán néng lì ] metalinguistic ability |
| ⇒ 内能 | [ neì néng ] internal energy |
| ⇒ 八仙过海，各显其能 | [ bā xiān guò haǐ gè xiǎn qí néng ] see 八仙過海，各顯神通|八仙过海，各显神通[Ba1 xian1 guo4 hai3 , ge4 xian3 shen2 tong1] |
| ⇒ 功能团 | [ gōng néng tuán ] functional group (chemistry) |
| ⇒ 功能模块 | [ gōng néng mó ] functional module |
| ⇒ 功能磁共振成像术 | [ gōng néng cí gòng zhèn chéng xiàng shù ] functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) |
| ⇒ 功能词 | [ gōng néng cí ] function word |
| ⇒ 勃起功能障碍 | [ bó qǐ gōng néng zhàng aì ] erectile dysfunction (ED) |
| ⇒ 动能 | [ dòng néng ] kinetic energy |
| ⇒ 动能车 | [ dòng néng chē ] car with a new type of propulsion system (hybrid, hydrogen-powered etc) |
| ⇒ 胜任能力 | [ shèng rèn néng lì ] competency |
| ⇒ 劳动能力 | [ laó dòng néng lì ] ability to work |
| ⇒ 势能 | [ shì néng ] potential energy |
| ⇒ 化学能 | [ huà xué néng ] chemical energy |
| ⇒ 十项全能 | [ shí xiàng quán néng ] decathlon |
| ⇒ 原子能发电站 | [ yuán zǐ néng fā diàn zhàn ] atomic power station |
| ⇒ 各尽所能 | [ gè jìn suǒ néng ] each does his utmost (idiom), from each according to his means |
| ⇒ 国际原子能机构 | [ guó jì yuán zǐ néng jī goù ] International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) |
| ⇒ 地热能 | [ dì rè néng ] geothermal energy |
| ⇒ 执政能力 | [ zhí zhèng néng lì ] governing capacity |
| ⇒ 大学学科能力测验 | [ dà xué xué kē néng lì cè yàn ] General Scholastic Ability Test (college entrance exam in Taiwan) |
| ⇒ 太阳能 | [ taì yáng néng ] solar energy |
| ⇒ 太阳能板 | [ taì yáng néng bǎn ] solar panel |
| ⇒ 太阳能电池 | [ taì yáng néng diàn chí ] solar cell |
| ⇒ 奇能异士 | [ qí néng yì shì ] extraordinary hero with special abilities, martial arts superhero |
| ⇒ 妒能害贤 | [ dù néng haì xián ] jealous of the able, envious of the clever (idiom) |
| ⇒ 妒贤忌能 | [ dù xián jì néng ] to envy the virtuous and talented (idiom) |
| ⇒ 妇女能顶半边天 | [ fù nǚ néng dǐng bàn biān tiān ] Woman can hold up half the sky, fig. nowadays, women have an equal part to play in society |
| ⇒ 官能团 | [ guān néng tuán ] functional group (chemistry) |
| ⇒ 富贵不能淫 | [ fù guì bù néng yín ] not corrupted by wealth and honors |
| ⇒ 尊贤使能 | [ zūn xián shǐ néng ] to respect talent and make use of ability (Mencius) |
| ⇒ 峰值输出功能 | [ fēng zhí shū chū gōng néng ] peak power output (of an electrical device etc) |
| ⇒ 巴不能够 | [ bā bù néng goù ] avid, eager for, longing for, to look forward to |
| ⇒ 庸碌无能 | [ yōng lù wú néng ] mediocre and incompetent |
| ⇒ 德薄能鲜 | [ dé bó néng xiǎn ] little virtue and meager abilities (idiom); I'm a humble person and not much use at anything (Song writer Ouyang Xiu 歐陽修|欧阳修[Ou1 yang2 Xiu1]) |
| ⇒ 爱莫能助 | [ aì mò néng zhù ] unable to help however much one would like to (idiom); Although we sympathize, there is no way to help you., My hands are tied. |
| ⇒ 凭本能做事 | [ píng běn néng zuò shì ] to follow one's nose |
| ⇒ 才艺技能 | [ caí yì jì néng ] talent |
| ⇒ 抗药能力 | [ kàng yaò néng lì ] drug-resistance (of a pathogen) |
| ⇒ 推贤让能 | [ tuī xián ràng néng ] to cede to the virtuous and yield to the talented (idiom) |
| ⇒ 效价能 | [ jià néng ] potency, titer (measure of effective concentration in virology or chemical pathology, defined in terms of potency after dilution by titration) |
| ⇒ 施主能级 | [ shī zhǔ néng jí ] donor level (semiconductor) |
| ⇒ 智能手机 | [ zhì néng shoǔ jī ] smartphone |
| ⇒ 智能设计 | [ zhì néng shè jì ] intelligent design (religion) |
| ⇒ 智能障碍 | [ zhì néng zhàng aì ] intellectual disability, cognitive disability, learning disability, mental retardation |
| ⇒ 书写不能症 | [ shū xiě bù néng zhèng ] agraphia |
| ⇒ 有钱能使鬼推磨 | [ yoǔ qián néng shǐ guǐ tuī mò ] lit. with money, you can get a devil to turn a millstone (idiom), fig. with money, you can get anything done, money talks |
| ⇒ 柔能克刚 | [ roú néng kè gāng ] lit. the soft can subdue the hard |
| ⇒ 极有可能 | [ jí yoǔ kě néng ] extremely possible, probable |
| ⇒ 机械能 | [ jī xiè néng ] mechanical energy |
| ⇒ 机能 | [ jī néng ] function |
| ⇒ 权能 | [ quán néng ] power |
| ⇒ 欲罢不能 | [ yù bà bù néng ] want to stop but can't (idiom), to be unable to stop oneself, to feel an urge to continue |
| ⇒ 欧洲原子能联营 | [ oū zhoū yuán zǐ néng lián yíng ] Euratom |
| ⇒ 水能载舟，亦能覆舟 | [ shuǐ néng zaì zhoū yì néng fù zhoū ] lit. water may keep the boat afloat but may also sink it (proverb), fig. the people can support a regime or overturn it, if sth is used properly, one can benefit from it, otherwise it can do harm, things can be double-edged |
| ⇒ 水能载舟，亦能覆舟 | [ shuǐ néng zaì zhoū yì néng fù zhoū ] lit. water may keep the boat afloat but may also sink it (proverb), fig. the people can support a regime or overturn it, if sth is used properly, one can benefit from it, otherwise it can do harm, things can be double-edged |
| ⇒ 没有什么不可能 | [ meí yoǔ shén me bù kě néng ] nothing is impossible, there's nothing impossible about it |
| ⇒ 活动能力 | [ huó dòng néng lì ] mobility, motility |
| ⇒ 流变能力 | [ liú biàn néng lì ] rheology |
| ⇒ 潜能 | [ qián néng ] potential, hidden capability |
| ⇒ 无人能及 | [ wú rén néng jí ] nobody can compete with, unmatched by anybody, without rival |
| ⇒ 无所不能 | [ wú suǒ bù néng ] omnipotent |
| ⇒ 无能 | [ wú néng ] incompetence, inability, incapable, powerless |
| ⇒ 无能为力 | [ wú néng weí lì ] impotent (idiom), powerless, helpless |
| ⇒ 热能 | [ rè néng ] heat energy |
| ⇒ 特异功能 | [ tè yì gōng néng ] supernatural power, extrasensory perception |
| ⇒ 生物质能 | [ shēng wù zhì néng ] biomass |
| ⇒ 生产能力 | [ shēng chǎn néng lì ] manufacturing ability, production capacity |
| ⇒ 产能 | [ chǎn néng ] production capacity |
| ⇒ 甲状腺功能亢进 | [ jiǎ zhuàng xiàn gōng néng kàng jìn ] hyperthyroidism, abbr. to 甲亢[jia3 kang4] |
| ⇒ 异能 | [ yì néng ] different function |
| ⇒ 知错能改 | [ zhī cuò néng gaǐ ] to recognize one's mistakes and be able to reform oneself (idiom) |
| ⇒ 神经官能症 | [ shén jīng guān néng zhèng ] neurosis |
| ⇒ 秀才不出门，能知天下事 | [ xiù cai bù chū mén néng zhī tiān xià shì ] a learned person need not leave his home to know what's going on in the world (idiom) |
| ⇒ 积不相能 | [ jī bù xiāng néng ] always at loggerheads (idiom); never able to agree with sb, unable to get on with sb |
| ⇒ 节能 | [ jié néng ] to save energy, energy-saving |
| ⇒ 节能灯 | [ jié néng dēng ] compact fluorescent lamp (CFL) |
| ⇒ 精明能干 | [ jīng míng néng gàn ] able and efficient |
| ⇒ 总能 | [ zǒng néng ] total energy |
| ⇒ 美国能源部 | [ meǐ guó néng yuán bù ] US Department of Energy (DOE) |
| ⇒ 耳熟能详 | [ ěr shú néng xiáng ] what's frequently heard can be repeated in detail (idiom) |
| ⇒ 聚光太阳能 | [ jù guāng taì yáng néng ] concentrating solar power (CSP) |
| ⇒ 职能 | [ zhí néng ] function, role |
| ⇒ 能弱能强 | [ néng ruò néng qiáng ] to be either weak or strong both have their purpose (idiom) |
| ⇒ 肾功能 | [ shèn gōng néng ] kidney function |
| ⇒ 华语文能力测验 | [ huá yǔ wén néng lì cè yàn ] TOCFL (Test of Chinese as a Foreign Language) |
| ⇒ 万能 | [ wàn néng ] omnipotent, all-purpose, universal |
| ⇒ 万能曲尺 | [ wàn néng qū chǐ ] universal bevel (to measure angles) |
| ⇒ 万能梗 | [ wàn néng gěng ] Airedale terrier |
| ⇒ 万能梗犬 | [ wàn néng gěng quǎn ] Airedale terrier |
| ⇒ 万能钥匙 | [ wàn néng yaò shi ] master key, skeleton key, passkey |
| ⇒ 艺能界 | [ yì néng jiè ] show business |
| ⇒ 处理能力 | [ chǔ lǐ néng lì ] processing capability, throughput |
| ⇒ 认识不能 | [ rèn shi bù néng ] agnosia |
| ⇒ 语言能力 | [ yǔ yán néng lì ] verbal ability |
| ⇒ 读写能力 | [ dú xiě néng lì ] literacy |
| ⇒ 让贤与能 | [ ràng xián yǔ néng ] to step aside and give a more worthy person a chance (idiom) |
| ⇒ 猪悟能 | [ zhū wù néng ] Zhu Bajie 豬八戒|猪八戒[Zhu1 Ba1 jie4] or Zhu Wuneng, Pigsy or Pig (in Journey to the West) |
| ⇒ 负能量 | [ fù néng liàng ] negative energy, negativity |
| ⇒ 贫贱不能移 | [ pín jiàn bù néng yí ] not shaken by poverty, to preserve one's ambitions although destitute |
| ⇒ 贤能 | [ xián néng ] sage |
| ⇒ 载重能力 | [ zaì zhòng néng lì ] weight-carrying capacity |
| ⇒ 辐射能 | [ fú shè néng ] radiation energy (e.g. solar) |
| ⇒ 过而能改，善莫大焉 | [ guò ér néng gaǐ shàn mò dà yān ] If one can change after making a mistake, there is nothing better (idiom) |
| ⇒ 金钱不能买来幸福 | [ jīn qián bù néng maǐ laí xìng fú ] money can't buy happiness |
| ⇒ 金钱万能 | [ jīn qián wàn néng ] money is omnipotent (idiom), with money, you can do anything, money talks |
| ⇒ 金钱非万能 | [ jīn qián feī wàn néng ] money is not omnipotent, money isn't everything, money can't buy you love |
| ⇒ 钱不是万能的，没钱是万万不能的 | [ qián bù shì wàn néng de meí qián shì wàn wàn bù néng de ] money isn't everything, but without money you can do nothing (idiom) |
| ⇒ 钱不是万能的，没钱是万万不能的 | [ qián bù shì wàn néng de meí qián shì wàn wàn bù néng de ] money isn't everything, but without money you can do nothing (idiom) |
| ⇒ 钱能通神 | [ qián néng tōng shén ] money is all-powerful, money can move God |
| ⇒ 难能可贵 | [ nán néng kě guì ] rare and precious, valuable, remarkable |
| ⇒ 零点能 | [ líng diǎn néng ] zero-point energy (quantum mechanical vacuum effect) |
| ⇒ 电能 | [ diàn néng ] electrical energy |
| ⇒ 静坐不能 | [ jìng zuò bù néng ] akathisia (condition of restlessness, a side-effect of neuroleptic antipsychotic drug), unable to sit still, hyperactivity, restlessness |
| ⇒ 领导能力 | [ lǐng daǒ néng lì ] leadership (ability) |
| ⇒ 风能 | [ fēng néng ] wind power |
| ⇒ 体能 | [ tǐ néng ] physical capability, stamina |
| ⇒ 高能烈性炸药 | [ gaō néng liè xìng zhà yaò ] high explosive |
