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charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *能* | 能* | *能
can / to be able to / might possibly / ability / (physics) energy
HSK 1
to be capable of / to be able to / can
HSK 2
capability / ability / CL: 個|个
HSK 3
capable / competent
HSK 4
energy / capabilities
HSK 5
whether or not / can it or can't it / is it possible?
HSK 6
energy sources; energy
HSK 7-9
ability / capability
HSK 7-9
energy consumption
HSK 7-9
capable person / Homo habilis, extinct species of upright East African hominid
HSK 7-9
energy level
visibility
particular abilities / one's forte
glib of tongue (idiom) / eloquent
initiative / active role
conservation of energy (physics)
can talk really well (idiom); the gift of the gab
expert
can bow and submit, or can stand tall (idiom, from Book of Changes); ready to give and take / flexible
able to do sth / in a position to do sth / same as 能夠|能够
(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)
can sing and dance (idiom); fig. a person of many talents
ready to take any job, high or low
energy crisis
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *能* | 能* | *能
surname Neng
energy efficiency
energy drink
energy metabolism
energy shortage
can bow and submit, or can stand tall (idiom, from Book of Changes); ready to give and take / flexible
(idiom) to be literate and numerate
to be either weak or strong both have their purpose (idiom)
highly literate / lit. capable at poetry, proficient at prose


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