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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
HSK 5
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
capable / competent
HSK 4
nuclear energy
HSK 7-9
omnipotent / all-purpose / universal
HSK 7-9
energy / capabilities
HSK 5
(idiom) to envy the virtuous and talented
technical ability / skill
HSK 5
physical capability / stamina
HSK 7-9
multifunctional / multifunction
HSK 7-9
cannot / must not / should not
omnipotent / all-round / strong in every area
HSK 7-9
artistic skill
extremely possible / probable
to conserve energy; to minimize energy consumption
HSK 6
as far as one's capabilities extend (idiom); to the best of one's ability / within one's powers
HSK 7-9
smartwatch
to appoint the virtuous and use the able (idiom); appointment on the basis of ability and integrity
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *能* | 能* | *能
surname Neng
incapable / incompetent / stupid / mentally deficient
as far as possible; to the best of one's ability
atomic energy
heptathlon
renewable energy source
possibility; probability
positive energy / positivity
HSK 7-9
ability to work
chemical energy
hydrogen energy (energy derived from using hydrogen as a fuel)
solar energy
HSK 6
Woman can hold up half the sky / fig. nowadays, women have an equal part to play in society
to recognize one's mistakes and be able to reform oneself (idiom)
impossible / cannot / not able
function / role
HSK 5
functionality
production capacity
to be either weak or strong both have their purpose (idiom)
highly efficient / effectivity
Canon (Japanese company)
if this can be done
(idiom) it's the most capable people who do the most work (intended as consolation for the overworked, or flattery when making a request etc)
with familiarity you learn the trick (idiom); practice makes perfect
(neologism c. 2019) to empower / to enable / to energize
unable to control oneself / to be beside oneself
wind power
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
function
potential / hidden capability
HSK 7-9
ability / capability
HSK 7-9
master key / skeleton key / passkey
possible / probable / possibly / probably / may / might
triathlon
functional module
potential energy
efficacy / effectiveness
manufacturing ability / production capacity
how can?
light energy (e.g. solar)
solar cell
smartphone
social accomplishment
(idiom) always at loggerheads; never able to agree with sb; unable to get on with sb
highly literate / lit. capable at poetry, proficient at prose
what's frequently heard can be repeated in detail (idiom)
HSK 7-9
superpower; superhuman power
expert
functional group (chemistry)
energy level
weight-carrying capacity
to show off one's ability / to boast one's merits
HSK 7-9
high energy (physics)
General Scholastic Ability Test (college entrance exam in Taiwan)
to store energy (esp. in batteries, fuel cells etc)
money isn't everything, but without money you can do nothing (idiom)
concentrating solar power (CSP)
nuclear power
(computing) intelligent agent (in AI)
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
processing capability / throughput
menu (software)
can then (and only then)
fertility / ability to have children
initiative / active role
can bow and submit, or can stand tall (idiom, from Book of Changes); ready to give and take / flexible

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