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能
néng
1. to be able to
2. to be capable of
3. ability
4. capability
5. able
6. capable
7. can possibly
8. (usually used in the negative) to have the possibility of
HSK 1 Very Common • Top 0% ✏️ 10 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

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

Compound Words (20)

不能
bùnéng
cannot
低能
dīnéng
mental deficiency
佳能
Jiānéng
Canon (Japanese company)
光能
guāngnéng
light energy (e.g. solar)
内能
nèinéng
internal energy
全能
quánnéng
omnipotent
功能
gōngnéng
function
HSK 5
动能
dòngnéng
kinetic energy
势能
shìnéng
potential energy
只能
zhǐnéng
can only
可能
kěnéng
might (happen)
HSK 2
善能
shànnéng
to be good at
大能
dànéng
almighty
奇能
qínéng
special ability
官能
guānnéng
function
定能
dìngnéng
to be definitely able (to do sth)
怎能
zěnnéng
how can?
性能
xìngnéng
function
HSK 6
悟能
Wùnéng
Zhu Bajie [[豬八戒|猪八戒<ZhūBājiè>]] or Zhu Wuneng, Pigsy or Pig (in Journey to the West)
惠能
Huìnéng
variant of [[慧能<Huìnéng>]]

Example Sentences (10)

下个月我去旅游，你能跟我一起去吗？
Xià gè yuè wǒ qù lǚyóu, nǐ néng gēn wǒ yìqǐ qù ma?
Next month I'm going on a trip. Can you go with me?
Text 3
星期天同学聚会，你能来吗？
Xīngqī tiān tóngxué jùhuì, nǐ néng lái ma?
There's a class reunion on Sunday. Can you come?
Text 2
能来。班里同学你联系得怎么样了？来多少人？
Néng lái. Bān lǐ tóng xué nǐ lián xì de zěn me yàng le? Lái duō shǎo rén?
I can come. How is it going contacting the classmates? How many people are coming?
Text 2
你每天晚上吃了饭就睡觉，也不出去走走，能不胖吗？
Nǐ měi tiān wǎn shang chī le fàn jiù shuì jiào, yě bù chū qù zǒu zou, néng bú pàng ma?
You eat dinner and then go to sleep every night, and you don't even go out for a walk. How can you not gain weight?
Text 4
你能告诉我怎么走吗？
Nǐ néng gàosu wǒ zěnme zǒu ma?
Can you tell me how to get there?
Text 4
那还能去跑步吗？
Nà hái néng qù pǎobù ma?
So can I still go running?
Text 3
什么时候能出院？
Shénme shíhou néng chūyuàn?
When can I be discharged from the hospital?
Text 2
他什么时候能回来？
tā shénme shíhou néng huílai?
When can he come back?
Text 2
今天这些题特别难，我看不懂，不会做，你能帮我吗？
Jīntiān zhèxiē tí tèbié nán, wǒ kàn bù dǒng, bú huì zuò, nǐ néng bāng wǒ ma?
These problems are especially hard today. I can’t understand them and don’t know how to do them. Can you help me?
Text 2
我女儿今年也七岁了。我希望她能跟您学跳舞，可以吗？
wǒ nǚ'ér jīnnián yě qī suì le.wǒ xīwàng tā néng gēn nín xué tiàowǔ,kěyǐ ma?
My daughter is also seven years old this year. I hope she can learn to dance from you. Is that okay?
Text 2

Alternate Entries

能
Néng
surname Neng
HSK 1

Metadata

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