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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
HSK 5
talent / ability / capacity
HSK 3
artificial intelligence (AI)
HSK 7-9
nuclear energy
HSK 7-9
omnipotent / all-purpose / universal
HSK 7-9
(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
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
chemical energy
solar energy
HSK 6
impossible / cannot / not able
function / role
HSK 5
production capacity
highly efficient / effectivity
Canon (Japanese company)
(neologism c. 2019) to empower / to enable / to energize
wind power
function
potential / hidden capability
HSK 7-9
possible / probable / possibly / probably / may / might
triathlon
potential energy
efficacy / effectiveness
how can?
light energy (e.g. solar)
social accomplishment
(idiom) always at loggerheads; never able to agree with sb; unable to get on with sb
to show off one's ability / to boast one's merits
HSK 7-9
to store energy (esp. in batteries, fuel cells etc)
concentrating solar power (CSP)
instinctive understanding, esp. of ethical issues (idiom); untrained, but with an inborn sense of right and wrong / innate moral sense
can then (and only then)
tidal power / tidal energy
artificial general intelligence (AGI)
to be definitely able (to do sth)
omnipotent
want to stop but can't (idiom) / to be unable to stop oneself / to feel an urge to continue
incompetence / inability / incapable / powerless
HSK 7-9
to consume energy
internal energy
each does his utmost (idiom) / from each according to his means
talent
money is omnipotent (idiom) / with money, you can do anything / money talks
pentathlon
high energy
mechanical energy
mediocre and incompetent
bio-energy
different function
geothermal energy
cannot / to fail to / unable to
to cede to the virtuous and yield to the talented (idiom)
kidney function
nothing is impossible / there's nothing impossible about it
according to one's capabilities / what sb is capable of
hydroelectric power
kinetic energy
phanaeng (also spelled "panang") (type of Thai curry) (loanword)
high in score but low in ability (as a result of teaching to the test)
high performance
instinct
HSK 7-9
almighty
potency / titer (measure of effective concentration in virology or chemical pathology, defined in terms of potency after dilution by titration)
electrical energy
Ritalin (brand name) / methylphenidate (stimulant drug used to treat ADHD) / also written 利他林
sage
total energy
special ability
organic function; physical faculty; sense (of sight, hearing, smell etc)
heat energy
biomass
to step aside and give a more worthy person a chance (idiom)
unable to get along (idiom)
decathlon
supernatural power / extrasensory perception
to be good at
Huineng (638-713), the Sixth Patriarch of Chan Buddhism
(slang) Something awesome is about to happen! (originally, in a Japanese space battleship anime, it meant "Danger! High energy up ahead!" — a warning to either prepare for battle or take evasive action)
power

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