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- capable person
- Homo habilis, extinct species of upright East African hominid
- organic function; physical faculty; sense (of sight, hearing, smell etc)
- might (happen)
- possible
- probable
- possibility
- probability
- maybe
- perhaps
- CL:個|个[ge4]
- Zhu Bajie 豬八戒|猪八戒[Zhu1 Ba1 jie4] or Zhu Wuneng, Pigsy or Pig (in Journey to the West)
Trad. 零點能
- zero-point energy (quantum mechanical vacuum effect)
- Ritalin (brand name)
- methylphenidate (stimulant drug used to treat ADHD)
- also written 利他林[Li4 ta1 lin2]
Trad. 儘可能
- as far as possible; to the best of one's ability
Trad. 動能車
- car with a new type of propulsion system (hybrid, hydrogen-powered etc)
Trad. 鈔能力
- (coll.) wealth; financial clout (pun on 超能力[chao1 neng2 li4])
Trad. 氫能源
- hydrogen energy (energy derived from using hydrogen as a fuel)
Trad. 豬悟能
- Zhu Bajie 豬八戒|猪八戒[Zhu1 Ba1 jie4] or Zhu Wuneng, Pigsy or Pig (in Journey to the West)
Trad. 效價能
- potency
- titer (measure of effective concentration in virology or chemical pathology, defined in terms of potency after dilution by titration)
- (slang) Something awesome is about to happen! (originally, in a Japanese space battleship anime, it meant "Danger! High energy up ahead!" — a warning to either prepare for battle or take evasive action)
Trad. 無人能及
- nobody can compete with; unmatched by anybody; without rival
- can bow and submit, or can stand tall (idiom, from Book of Changes); ready to give and take
- flexible
Trad. 推賢讓能
- to cede to the virtuous and yield to the talented (idiom)
Trad. 能寫會算
- (idiom) to be literate and numerate
Trad. 奇能異士
- extraordinary hero with special abilities
- martial arts superhero
- can bow and submit, or can stand tall (idiom, from Book of Changes); ready to give and take
- flexible
Trad. 能弱能強
- to be either weak or strong both have their purpose (idiom)
- can sing and dance (idiom); fig. a person of many talents
Trad. 嫉賢妒能
- (idiom) to envy the virtuous and talented
Trad. 能者多勞
- (idiom) it's the most capable people who do the most work (intended as consolation for the overworked, or flattery when making a request etc)
Trad. 能詩善文
- highly literate
- lit. capable at poetry, proficient at prose
Trad. 能說會道
- can talk really well (idiom); the gift of the gab
Trad. 能量守恆
- conservation of energy (physics)
Trad. 能願動詞
- 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])
Trad. 各盡所能
- each does his utmost (idiom)
- from each according to his means
Trad. 無能為力
- (idiom) powerless to do anything about it
- instinctive understanding, esp. of ethical issues (idiom); untrained, but with an inborn sense of right and wrong
- innate moral sense
Trad. 巴不能夠
- avid
- eager for
- longing for
- to look forward to
Trad. 特異功能
- supernatural power
- extrasensory perception
- unable to break the custom (idiom)
- bound by conventions
Trad. 生產能力
- manufacturing ability
- production capacity
Trad. 妒能害賢
- jealous of the able, envious of the clever (idiom)
Trad. 妒賢嫉能
- see 嫉賢妒能|嫉贤妒能[ji2 xian2 du4 neng2]
- as far as one's capabilities extend (idiom); to the best of one's ability
- within one's powers
- with familiarity you learn the trick (idiom); practice makes perfect
Trad. 欲罷不能
- want to stop but can't (idiom)
- to be unable to stop oneself
- to feel an urge to continue
Trad. 耳熟能詳
- what's frequently heard can be repeated in detail (idiom)
Trad. 知錯能改
- to recognize one's mistakes and be able to reform oneself (idiom)
Trad. 智能障礙
- intellectual disability
- cognitive disability
- learning disability
- mental retardation
Trad. 柔能克剛
- lit. the soft can subdue the hard
Trad. 德薄能鮮
- 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])
Trad. 讓賢與能
- to step aside and give a more worthy person a chance (idiom)
- to constrain and limit successful, capable people
Trad. 積不相能
- (idiom) always at loggerheads; never able to agree with sb; unable to get on with sb
- high in score but low in ability (as a result of teaching to the test)
Trad. 靜坐不能
- akathisia (condition of restlessness, a side-effect of neuroleptic antipsychotic drug)
- unable to sit still
- hyperactivity
- restlessness
Trad. 任賢使能
- to appoint the virtuous and use the able (idiom); appointment on the basis of ability and integrity
- multifunction meter (e.g. for gas and electricity supply)
Trad. 愛莫能助
- unable to help however much one would like to (idiom); Although we sympathize, there is no way to help you.
- My hands are tied.
- unable to control oneself
- to be beside oneself
Trad. 金錢萬能
- money is omnipotent (idiom)
- with money, you can do anything
- money talks