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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)

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 (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
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
什么时候能出院？
Shénme shíhou néng chūyuàn?
When can I be discharged from the hospital?
Text 2
明天下午怎么样？你明天几点能回来？
míngtiān xiàwǔ zěnme yàng? nǐ míngtiān jǐ diǎn néng huí lái?
How about tomorrow afternoon? What time can you come back tomorrow?
Text 3
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
那还能去跑步吗？
Nà hái néng qù pǎobù ma?
So can I still go running?
Text 3
我下飞机了。你还有多长时间能到这儿？
Wǒ xià fēijī le.Nǐ hái yǒu duō cháng shíjiān néng dào zhèr?
I got off the plane. How long until you can get here?
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
他什么时候能回来？
tā shénme shíhou néng huílai?
When can he come back?
Text 2
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

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