智 能 zhì néng intelligent / able / smart (phone, system, bomb etc) 得 力 dé lì able / capable / competent / efficient 硬 hard / stiff / strong / firm / resolutely / doggedly / good (quality) / able (person) / (of food) filling / substantial 有 能 力 yǒu néng lì able 敳 able (in administrating) / to govern forcefully 可 以 can / may / possible / able to / not bad / pretty good 不 会 bù huì improbable / unlikely / will not (act, happen etc) / not able / not having learned to do sth / (coll.) (Tw) don't mention it / not at all 能 够 néng gòu to be capable of / to be able to / can 过 来 to come over / to manage / to handle / to be able to take care of 不 可 能 bù kě néng impossible / cannot / not able 将 会 jiāng huì auxiliary verb introducing future action: may (be able to) / will (cause) / should (enable) / going to 具 备 jù bèi to possess / to have / equipped with / able to fulfill (conditions or requirements) 会 不 会 huì bù huì (posing a question: whether sb, something) can or cannot? / is able to or not 得 以 dé yǐ able to / so that sb can / enabling / in order to / finally in a position to / with sth in view 纵 横 zòng héng lit. warp and weft in weaving / vertically and horizontal / length and breadth / criss-crossed / able to move unhindered / abbr. for 合縱連橫|合纵连横[He2 zong4 Lian2 heng2], School of Diplomacy during the Warring States Period (475-221 BC) 来 得 及 lái de jí there's still time / able to do sth in time 高 人 gāo rén very able person 利 器 lì qì sharp weapon / effective implement / outstandingly able individual 看 不 清 kàn bu qīng not able to see clearly 跟 不 上 gēn bu shàng not able to keep up with 听 不 见 tīng bu jiàn not be able to hear 应 运 而 生 yìng yùn ér shēng to emerge to meet a historic destiny (idiom) / to arise at an opportune time / able to take advantage of an opportunity / to rise to the occasion 用 得 着 yòng de zháo to be able to use / useable / to have a use for / (in a question) to be necessary to 经 得 起 jīng de qǐ to be able to withstand / to be able to endure 女 强 人 nu:3 qiáng rén successful career woman / able woman 称 职 chèn zhí well qualified / competent / to be equal to the task / able to do sth very well 两 栖 liǎng qī amphibious / dual-talented / able to work in two different lines 可 can / may / able to / to approve / to permit / to suit / (particle used for emphasis) certainly / very 栋 梁 dòng liáng ridgepole / ridgepole and beams / person able to bear heavy responsibility / mainstay (of organization) / pillar (of state) 上 口 shàng kǒu to be able to read aloud fluently / to be suitable (easy enough) for reading aloud 能 can / to be able to / might possibly / ability / (physics) energy 顶 天 立 地 dǐng tiān lì dì lit. able to support both heaven and earth / of indomitable spirit (idiom) 耐 看 nài kàn able to withstand careful appreciation / well worth a second look 人 杰 rén jié outstanding talent / wise and able person / illustrious individual 急 中 生 智 jí zhōng shēng zhì quick witted in an emergency / able to react resourcefully 不 克 bù kè cannot / to not be able (to) / to be unable to 够 格 gòu gé able to pass muster / qualified / apt / presentable 贤 良 xián liáng (of a man) able and virtuous 博 学 多 才 bó xué duō cái erudite and multitalented (idiom) / versatile and able 贫 下 中 农 pín xià zhōng nóng (category defined by the Communist Party) poor and lower-middle peasants: farmers who, before land reform, possessed little or no land (poor peasants) and those who were barely able to support themselves with their own land (lower-middle peasants) 鞭 长 莫 及 biān cháng mò jí lit. the whip cannot reach (idiom) / beyond one's influence / too far to be able to help 劲 草 jìng cǎo tough upright grass / fig. a staunch character able to withstand tough test 急 智 jí zhì quick witted / able to think fast in an emergency 吃 得 消 chī de xiāo to be able to endure (exertion, fatigue etc) / to be able to afford 良 材 liáng cái good timber / sound material / fig. able person / sound chap 耐 劳 nài láo hardy / able to resist hardship 胜 victory / success / to beat / to defeat / to surpass / victorious / superior to / to get the better of / better than / surpassing / superb (of vista) / beautiful (scenery) / wonderful (view) / (Taiwan pr. [sheng1]) able to bear / equal to (a task) 两 肋 插 刀 liǎng lèi chā dāo lit. knifes piercing both sides (idiom) / fig. to attach a great importance to friendship, up to the point of being able to sacrifice oneself for it 精 明 能 干 jīng míng néng gàn able and efficient 只 见 树 木 不 见 森 林 zhǐ jiàn shù mù bù jiàn sēn lín unable to see the wood for the trees / fig. only able to see isolated details, and not the bigger picture 任 贤 使 能 rèn xián shǐ néng to appoint the virtuous and use the able (idiom) / appointment on the basis of ability and integrity 妒 能 害 贤 dù néng hài xián jealous of the able, envious of the clever (idiom) 对 答 如 流 duì dá rú liú able to reply quickly and fluently (idiom) / having a ready answer 灿 若 繁 星 càn ruò fán xīng bright as a multitude of stars (idiom) / extremely able talent 积 不 相 能 jī bù xiāng néng always at loggerheads (idiom) / never able to agree with sb / unable to get on with sb 决 胜 千 里 jué shèng qiān lǐ to be able to plan victory from a thousand miles away (idiom) 赶 得 及 gǎn dé jí there is still time (to do sth) / to be able to do sth in time / to be able to make it 半 劳 动 力 bàn láo dòng lì one able to do light manual labor only / semi-able-bodied or part time (farm) worker 贔 able to support great weight 力 足 以 做 lì zú yǐ zuò afford / able to 心 眼 大 xīn yǎn dà magnanimous / considerate / thoughtful / able to think of everything that needs to be thought of 不 分 胜 败 bù fēn shèng bài to not be able to distinguish who's winning 勤 俭 耐 劳 qín jiǎn nài láo diligent and able to endure hardship (idiom) 吃 得 住 chī de zhù to be able to bear / to be able to support 嘴 稳 zuǐ wěn able to keep a secret 忍 得 住 rěn de zhù to refrain / to be able to endure it 支 付 得 起 zhī fù dé qǐ to be able to pay / affordable 放 得 下 fàng de xià to be able to accommodate / to have room for / to be able to put (sth) down 有 手 有 脚 yǒu shǒu yǒu jiǎo lit. have hands have feet / to be able bodied (idiom) / to have the ability to work 梁 木 liáng mù beam / rafter / lintel / person able to bear heavy responsibility / mainstay (of organization) / pillar (of state) 殗 殜 yè dié somewhat ill, but still able to sit up 渴 不 可 耐 kě bù kě nài to be so thirsty as to no longer be able to tolerate it 甪 端 Lù duān Luduan, mythical Chinese beast able to detect the truth 目 无 全 牛 mù wú quán niú to see the ox already cut up into joints (idiom) / extremely skilled / able to see through the problem at one glance 能 彀 néng gòu able to do sth / in a position to do sth / same as 能夠|能够 认 不 出 rèn bu chū not able to recognize 认 人 rèn rén to recognize people (of babies) / to be able to tell people apart 说 得 上 shuō de shàng can be counted or regarded as / to be able to tell or answer / to deserve mention 高 度 警 戒 行 动 Operation Able Sentry 海 员 合 格 证 书 公 约 Convention concerning the Certification of Able Seamen 定 能 dìng néng to be definitely able (to do sth) 不 为 酒 困 bù wéi jiǔ kùn not a slave to the bottle / able to enjoy alcohol in moderation / able to hold one's drink 可 堪 kě kān how can one endure? / to be able to endure 有 为 有 守 yǒu wéi yǒu shǒu able to act while maintaining one's integrity (idiom) / also written 有守有為|有守有为[you3 shou3 you3 wei2] 运 筹 帷 幄 之 中 ， 决 胜 千 里 之 外 yùn chóu wéi wò zhī zhōng , jué shèng qiān lǐ zhī wài a general planning in the seclusion of his tent is able to determine the outcome of the distant battle (idiom) 知 错 能 改 zhī cuò néng gǎi to recognize one's mistakes and be able to reform oneself (idiom) 谈 得 来 tán de lái to be able to talk to / to get along with / to be congenial 皇 帝 女 儿 不 愁 嫁 huáng dì nu:3 ér bù chóu jià lit. the emperor's daughter does not worry about whether she will be able to marry (idiom) / fig. highly sought after 见 人 说 人 话 ， 见 鬼 说 鬼 话 jiàn rén shuō rén huà , jiàn guǐ shuō guǐ huà (fig.) adaptable / able to deal with various kinds of people and situations / (derog.) insincere / two-faced 易 孕 yì yùn (of a woman) fertile / able to get pregnant easily 摸 得 着 mō de zháo to be able to touch / tangible 可 读 kě dú enjoyable to read / worth reading / readable / able to be read / legible / readable
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