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能
Néng
1. surname Neng
HSK 1 Very Common • Top 0% ✏️ 10 strokes Noun

Character Breakdown (Single character)

能
néng
can, may; capable, full of energy
HSK 1 10 丶

Compound Words (20)

能够
nénggòu
to be capable of
风能
fēngnéng
wind power
职能
zhínéng
function
HSK 6
能否
néngfǒu
whether or not
能级
néngjí
energy level
电能
diànnéng
electrical energy
产能
chǎnnéng
production capacity
耗能
hàonéng
to consume energy
能人
néngrén
capable person
能力
nénglì
capability
HSK 4
能干
nénggàn
capable
HSK 5
能源
néngyuán
energy
HSK 5
万能
wànnéng
omnipotent
逞能
chěngnéng
to show off one's ability
水能
shuǐnéng
hydroelectric power
热能
rènéng
heat energy
异能
yìnéng
different function
总能
zǒngnéng
total energy
奇能
qínéng
special ability
能事
néngshì
particular abilities

Example Sentences (1)

我能坐这儿吗？
Wǒ néng zuò zhèr ma?
Can I sit here?
Text 3

Alternate Entries

能
néng
to be able to / to be capable of / ability / capability / able / capable / can possibly / (usually used in the negative) to have the possibility of
HSK 1

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
1
Character Frequency Rank
34
Word Frequency Rank
50 of 84,292