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HSK
function; capability
HSK 3
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *能* | 能* | *能
can / to be able to / might possibly / ability / (physics) energy
HSK 1
might (happen) / possible / probable / possibility / probability / maybe / perhaps / CL: 個|个
HSK 2
intelligent / able / smart (phone, system, bomb etc)
HSK 4
can only / obliged to do sth / to have no other choice
HSK 2
function; performance; behavior
HSK 5
capability / ability / CL: 個|个
HSK 3
have to / cannot but
HSK 5
to be capable of / to be able to / can
HSK 2
talent / ability / capacity
HSK 3
whether or not / can it or can't it / is it possible?
HSK 6
artificial intelligence (AI)
HSK 7-9
nuclear energy
HSK 7-9
energy / capabilities
HSK 5
(idiom) to envy the virtuous and talented
to conserve energy; to minimize energy consumption
HSK 6
HSK 5
technical ability / skill
HSK 5
multifunctional / multifunction
HSK 7-9
function / role
HSK 5
cannot / must not / should not
capable / competent
HSK 4
omnipotent / all-round / strong in every area
HSK 7-9
incompetence / inability / incapable / powerless
HSK 7-9
as far as one's capabilities extend (idiom); to the best of one's ability / within one's powers
HSK 7-9
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *能* | 能* | *能
surname Neng
incapable / incompetent / stupid / mentally deficient
atomic energy
renewable energy source
possibility; probability
positive energy / positivity
HSK 7-9
each does his utmost (idiom) / from each according to his means
solar energy
HSK 6
potential / hidden capability
HSK 7-9
impossible / cannot / not able
functionality
highly efficient / effectivity
Canon (Japanese company)
if this can be done
(idiom) powerless to do anything about it
HSK 7-9
with familiarity you learn the trick (idiom); practice makes perfect
unable to control oneself / to be beside oneself
potential energy
smartwatch
energy sources; energy
HSK 7-9
energy consumption
HSK 7-9
lit. with money, you can get a devil to turn a millstone (idiom) / fig. with money, you can get anything done; money talks
money isn't everything, but without money you can do nothing (idiom)
ability / capability
HSK 7-9
possible / probable / possibly / probably / may / might
omnipotent / all-purpose / universal
HSK 7-9
as far as possible; to the best of one's ability
atomic power station
solar panel
efficacy / effectiveness
manufacturing ability / production capacity
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
smartphone
ability to work
kinetic energy
how can?
light energy (e.g. solar)
nobody can compete with; unmatched by anybody; without rival
nothing is impossible / there's nothing impossible about it
what's frequently heard can be repeated in detail (idiom)
HSK 7-9
to respect talent and make use of ability (Mencius)
social accomplishment
extremely possible / probable
superpower; superhuman power
physical capability / stamina
HSK 7-9
initiative / active role
expert
to show off one's ability / to boast one's merits
HSK 7-9
If one can change after making a mistake, there is nothing better (idiom)
leadership (ability)
high energy (physics)
nuclear power
function
capable person / Homo habilis, extinct species of upright East African hominid
HSK 7-9
instinctive understanding, esp. of ethical issues (idiom); untrained, but with an inborn sense of right and wrong / innate moral sense
menu (software)
functional group (chemistry)
can then (and only then)
without rules, nothing can be done (idiom, from Mencius); one must follow some rules
fertility / ability to have children
neurosis
can bow and submit, or can stand tall (idiom, from Book of Changes); ready to give and take / flexible
tidal power / tidal energy
internal energy
artificial general intelligence (AGI)
to be definitely able (to do sth)
mediocre and incompetent
conservation of energy (physics)
rare and precious / valuable / remarkable
retarded child / moron / idiot
smart card
energy efficiency
negative energy / negativity

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