能 néng able to

源How it came to be

A bear: the head at the top left, the body, and the paws down the right. It was borrowed for being able, so the bear needed a fire under it to get its own character.

用用法

• Can - able, or allowed by the situation - 你能来吗? (nǐ néng lái ma?) can you make it? 不能 (bù néng) may not / can't.
• About possibility or capacity, not a learned skill - use 会 (huì) for skills like speaking a language, 能 for being in a position to do something.
• 能力 (nénglì) ability and 可能 (kěnéng) possible build on it.

字含“能”的汉字

• 熊 bear

词含“能”的词语

• 可能kěnéngpossibleHSK 2
• 只能zhǐnéngcan onlyHSK 3
• 能力nénglìcapabilityHSK 4
• 能否néngfǒuwhether or notHSK 4
• 能够nénggòuto be capable ofHSK 4
• 功能gōngnéngfunctionHSK 5
• 技能jìnéngtechnical abilityHSK 5
• 智能zhìnéngintelligentHSK 5
• 能干nénggàncapableHSK 5
• 人工智能réngōngzhìnéngartificial intelligence (AI)HSK 6
• 太阳能tàiyángnéngsolar energyHSK 6
• 性能xìngnéngfunctionHSK 6
• 才能cáinéngtalentHSK 6
• 新能源xīnnéngyuánnew energyHSK 6
• 本能běnnénginstinctHSK 6
• 能源néngyuánenergy sourcesHSK 6
• 能量néngliàngenergyHSK 6
• 节能jiénéngto conserve energyHSK 6
• 万能wànnéngomnipotentHSK 7
• 体能tǐnéngphysical capabilityHSK 7
• 全能quánnéngomnipotentHSK 7
• 力所能及lìsuǒnéngjías far as one's capabilities extend (idiom)HSK 7
• 无能wúnéngincompetenceHSK 7
• 无能为力wúnéngwéilìpowerless to do anything about itHSK 7
• 正能量zhèngnéngliàngpositive energyHSK 7
• 耳熟能详ěrshú-néngxiángwhat's frequently heard can be repeated in detailHSK 7
• 职能zhínéngfunctionHSK 7
• 能人néngréncapable personHSK 7
• 能耐néngnaiabilityHSK 7
• 难能可贵nánnéng-kěguìrare and preciousHSK 7
• 核能hénéngnuclear energyHSK 9
• 潜能qiánnéngpotentialHSK 9
• 能耗nénghàoenergy consumptionHSK 9

句例句

• 你能说汉语吗？ Nǐ néng shuō Hànyǔ ma?Can you speak Chinese?
• 我能从一数到十。 Wǒ néng cóng yī shǔ dào shí.I can count from one to ten.
• 你一定能适应新工作。 Nǐ yídìng néng shìyìng xīn gōngzuò.You should surely be able to adapt yourself to the new work.
• 不同的颜色一眼就能区别出来。 Bùtóng de yánsè yīyǎn jiù néng qūbié chūlái.You can differentiate between different colors with one glance.