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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
talent / ability / capacity
HSK 3
artificial intelligence (AI)
HSK 7-9
nuclear energy
HSK 7-9
(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
omnipotent / all-round / strong in every area
HSK 7-9
incompetence / inability / incapable / powerless
HSK 7-9
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *能* | 能* | *能
surname Neng
incapable / incompetent / stupid / mentally deficient
atomic energy
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
highly efficient / effectivity
Canon (Japanese company)
potential energy
possible / probable / possibly / probably / may / might
omnipotent / all-purpose / universal
HSK 7-9
as far as possible; to the best of one's ability
efficacy / effectiveness
kinetic energy
how can?
light energy (e.g. solar)
nothing is impossible / there's nothing impossible about it
to respect talent and make use of ability (Mencius)
social accomplishment
extremely possible / probable
physical capability / stamina
HSK 7-9
to show off one's ability / to boast one's merits
HSK 7-9
function
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
internal energy
artificial general intelligence (AGI)
to be definitely able (to do sth)
mediocre and incompetent
to consume energy
to step aside and give a more worthy person a chance (idiom)
geothermal energy
(neologism c. 2019) to empower / to enable / to energize
pentathlon
mechanical energy
high energy
artistic skill
heptathlon
bio-energy
production capacity
kidney function
zero-point energy (quantum mechanical vacuum effect)
akathisia (condition of restlessness, a side-effect of neuroleptic antipsychotic drug) / unable to sit still / hyperactivity / restlessness
cannot / to fail to / unable to
heat energy
total energy
wind power
biomass
according to one's capabilities / what sb is capable of
hydroelectric power
omnipotent
supernatural power / extrasensory perception
phanaeng (also spelled "panang") (type of Thai curry) (loanword)
money is omnipotent (idiom) / with money, you can do anything / money talks
high in score but low in ability (as a result of teaching to the test)
high performance
instinct
HSK 7-9
almighty
talent
Ritalin (brand name) / methylphenidate (stimulant drug used to treat ADHD) / also written 利他林
chemical energy
special ability
organic function; physical faculty; sense (of sight, hearing, smell etc)
electrical energy
unable to get along (idiom)
decathlon
to appoint the virtuous and use the able (idiom); appointment on the basis of ability and integrity
(idiom) always at loggerheads; never able to agree with sb; unable to get on with sb
agnosia
to be good at
peak power output (of an electrical device etc)
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
to store energy (esp. in batteries, fuel cells etc)
to cede to the virtuous and yield to the talented (idiom)
different function

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