néng

能

Definitions

verb

can, be able to

wǒ我néng能zuò坐zài在zhè r这儿ma吗?

Can I sit here?

tā他shén me什么shí hou时候néng能chū yuàn出院?

When can he get out of the hospital?

shí jiān时间hěn很duǎn短,tā men他们néng能zuò做wán完ma吗?

Time is short, can they finish it?

hóng红dēng灯bù不néng能guò过mǎ lù马路。

You cannot cross the road at a red light.

zhè这gè个wèn tí问题zhōu mò周末qián前néng能jiě jué解决ma吗?

Can this problem be solved before weekend?

wǒ我bù不néng能shàng wǎng上网le了,nǐ你huàn换mì mǎ密码le了ma吗?

I can't access the Internet anymore, have you changed your password?

wǒ我xī wàng希望néng能xiàng像ài yīn sī tǎn爱因斯坦yí yàng一样cōng ming聪明。

I hope to be as smart as Einstein.

Hanzi	HSK	Pinyin	English Definition
可能	2	kě néng	maybe, probably
能力	4	néng lì	capacity, ability
功能	5	gōng néng	function
能干	5	néng gàn	capable, competent
能源	5	néng yuán	energy resources
本能	6	běn néng	instinct; by instinct
力所能及	6	lì suǒ néng jí	within one's power
难能可贵	6	nán néng kě guì	be rare and commendable
能量	6	néng liàng	energy
无能为力	6	wú néng wéi lì	can do nothing about
性能	6	xìng néng	function (of a machine)
职能	6	zhí néng	function
智能	6	zhì néng	intellectual; intellectual ability