能 量 néng liàng energy / capabilities 能 源 néng yuán energy / power source / CL:個|个[ge4] 活 力 huó lì energy / vitality / vigor / vital force 精 力 jīng lì energy 能 can / to be able to / might possibly / ability / (physics) energy 气 力 qì lì strength / energy / vigor / talent 精 essence / extract / vitality / energy / semen / sperm / mythical goblin spirit / highly perfected / elite / the pick of sth / proficient (refined ability) / extremely (fine) / selected rice (archaic) 劲 strength / energy / enthusiasm / spirit / mood / expression / interest / CL:把[ba3] / Taiwan pr. [jing4] 节 能 jié néng to save energy / energy-saving 太 阳 能 tài yáng néng solar energy 寄 托 jì tuō to entrust (to sb) / to place (one's hope, energy etc) in / a thing in which you invest (your hope, energy etc) 总 能 zǒng néng total energy 元 气 yuán qì strength / vigor / vitality / (TCM) vital energy 正 气 zhèng qì healthy environment / healthy atmosphere / righteousness / vital energy (in Chinese medicine) 献 身 xiàn shēn to commit one's energy to / to devote oneself to / to sacrifice one's life for / (coll.) (of a woman) to give one's virginity to 透 支 tòu zhī (banking) to overdraw / to take out an overdraft / an overdraft / to overspend (i.e. expenditure in excess of revenue) / (old) to draw one's wage in advance / (fig.) to exhaust (one's enthusiasm, energy etc) / to damage a natural resource through overuse 白 费 bái fèi to waste (one's energy etc) 能 耗 néng hào energy consumption 电 能 diàn néng electrical energy 热 能 rè néng heat energy 动 能 dòng néng kinetic energy 后 劲 hòu jìn energy to continue after the initial phase of an activity / delayed effect 原 子 能 yuán zǐ néng atomic energy 经 络 jīng luò energy channels / meridian (TCM) / (dialect) trick / tactic 邪 气 xié qì evil influence / unhealthy trend / (a person's) evil air / aura of wickedness / (TCM) pathogenic energy (opposite: 正氣|正气[zheng4 qi4], vital energy) 高 能 gāo néng high energy 正 邪 zhèng xié opposition between vital energy 正氣|正气[zheng4 qi4] and pathogeny 邪氣|邪气[xie2 qi4] (TCM) 可 再 生 能 源 kě zài shēng néng yuán renewable energy 核 能 hé néng nuclear energy 能 效 néng xiào energy efficiency 精 神 抖 擞 jīng shén dǒu sǒu spirit trembling with excitement (idiom) / in high spirits / lively and full of enthusiasm / full of energy / con brio 朝 气 蓬 勃 zhāo qì péng bó full of youthful energy (idiom) / vigorous / energetic / a bright spark 能 源 网 néng yuán wǎng Network on Energy 一 鼓 作 气 yī gǔ zuò qì in a spurt of energy 下 工 夫 xià gōng fu to put in time and energy / to concentrate one's efforts 枉 费 wǎng fèi to waste (one's breath, one's energy etc) / to try in vain 耗 能 hào néng to consume energy / energy consumption 光 能 guāng néng light energy (e.g. solar) 守 恒 shǒu héng conservation (e.g. of energy, momentum or heat in physics) / to remain constant (of a number) 内 能 nèi néng internal energy 余 力 yú lì energy left over (to do sth else) 能 源 安 全 néng yuán ān quán energy security 能 源 消 费 néng yuán xiāo fèi energy consumption 内 耗 nèi hào internal friction / internal dissipation of energy (in mechanics) / fig. waste or discord within an organization 势 能 shì néng potential energy 枯 槁 kū gǎo withered / haggard / languid / without energy 能 源 需 求 néng yuán xū qiú energy requirements 储 能 chǔ néng energy storage 能 级 néng jí energy level 机 械 能 jī xiè néng mechanical energy 气 gas / air / smell / weather / to make angry / to annoy / to get angry / vital energy / qi 化 学 能 huà xué néng chemical energy 辐 射 能 fú shè néng radiation energy (e.g. solar) 能 量 守 恒 定 律 néng liàng shǒu héng dìng lu:4 the law of conservation of energy 同 化 作 用 tóng huà zuò yòng assimilation / anabolism (biology) / constructive metabolism (using energy to make proteins etc) 一 次 能 源 yī cì néng yuán primary energy 二 次 能 源 èr cì néng yuán secondary energy 国 际 原 子 能 机 构 Guó jì Yuán zǐ néng Jī gòu International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) 国 际 原 子 能 结 构 guó jì yuán zǐ néng jié gòu International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) 美 国 能 源 部 Měi guó Néng yuán bù US Department of Energy (DOE) 日 本 原 子 能 研 究 所 Rì běn Yuán zǐ Néng Yán jiū suǒ Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute 中 国 国 家 原 字 能 机 构 zhōng guó guó jiā yuán zì néng jī gòu China Atomic Energy Agency (CAEA) 能 源 危 机 néng yuán wēi jī energy crisis 中 国 国 家 原 子 能 机 构 Zhōng guó Guó jiā Yuán zǐ néng Jī gòu China Atomic Energy Agency (CAEA) 兆 电 子 伏 zhào diàn zǐ fú mega electron volt (MeV) (unit of energy equal to 1.6 x 10⁻¹³ / joules) 再 生 能 源 zài shēng néng yuán renewable energy source 合 成 代 谢 hé chéng dài xiè anabolism (biology) / constructive metabolism (using energy to make proteins etc) / assimilation 吉 电 子 伏 jí diàn zǐ fú giga electron volt GeV (unit of energy equal to 1.6 x 10⁻¹⁰ / joules) 喜 则 气 缓 xǐ zé qì huǎn joy depresses one's qi vital breath / an excess of joy may lead to sluggishness of vital energy (TCM) 地 热 能 dì rè néng geothermal energy 娇 惰 jiāo duò pampered and lazy / indolent / without energy 巴 拉 迪 Bā lā dí Mohamed ElBaradei (1942-), Director of International Atomic Energy Agency 1997-2009 and Nobel Peace Prize laureate 正 邪 相 争 zhèng xié xiāng zhēng term in TCM describing the progress of disease as an opposition between vital energy 正氣|正气[zheng4 qi4] and pathogeny 邪氣|邪气[xie2 qi4] 海 洋 温 差 发 电 hǎi yáng wēn chā fā diàn ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC) 病 邪 bìng xié pathogeny (cause of disease) in TCM / as opposed to vital energy 正氣|正气[zheng4 qi4] 能 源 短 缺 néng yuán duǎn quē energy shortage 能 量 代 谢 néng liàng dài xiè energy metabolism 能 量 守 恒 néng liàng shǒu héng conservation of energy (physics) 自 由 焓 zì yóu hán free enthalpy (thermodynamics) / Gibbs free energy 蓄 势 待 发 xù shì dài fā to wait for action after having accumulated power, energy etc 行 有 余 力 xíng yǒu yú lì after that, any remaining energy (idiom from Analects) / time for extracurricular activities 阴 虚 火 旺 yīn xū huǒ wàng an excess of heat caused by a deficiency in Yin energy (idiom) 零 点 能 líng diǎn néng zero-point energy (quantum mechanical vacuum effect) 电 子 伏 diàn zǐ fú electron volt (unit of energy used in particle physics, approximately 10⁻¹⁹ / joules) 显 焓 xiǎn hán sensible enthalpy (thermodynamics) / energy required to go from one state to another 高 能 粒 子 gāo néng lì zǐ high energy particle 高 能 量 gāo néng liàng high energy (physics) 能 源 之 星 néng yuán zhī xīng Energy Star 潮 汐 能 cháo xì néng tidal energy 暗 能 量 àn néng liàng dark energy (astronomy) 欧 洲 原 子 能 共 同 体 ōu zhōu yuán zǐ néng gòng tóng tǐ European Atomic Energy Community 能 量 密 度 energy density 国 际 能 源 机 构 guó jì néng yuán jī gòu International Energy Agency 海 洋 能 hǎi yáng néng sea energy 能 量 饮 料 néng liàng yǐn liào energy drink 能 源 经 济 néng yuán jīng jì energy economy 能 源 开 发 néng yuán kāi fā energy resources development 能 源 政 策 néng yuán zhèng cè energy policy 可 再 生 能 源 和 能 效 伙 伴 关 系 Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership 全 球 能 源 理 事 会 Global Energy Council
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