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能
néng
Main
English Definitioncan; to be able to; might possibly; ability; (physics) energy; (Chinese surname)
Simplified Script能
Traditional ScriptSame
Pinyinnéng
Effective Pinyin
(After Tone Sandhi)		Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo) ㄋㄥˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping)nang4
Part of Speech(动) verb, (形) adjective, (名) noun, (助动) auxiliary verb
Proficiency Test LevelHSK.v3=1 TOCFL=1

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Words With Same Head Word    
能力nénglìcapability; ability
能够nénggòuto be capable of; to be able to; can
能源néngyuánenergy; power source
能干nénggàncapable; competent
能量néngliàngenergy; capabilities
Words With Same Tail Word    
可能kěnéngmight (happen); possible; probable; possibility; probability; maybe; perhaps
功能gōngnéngfunction; capability
才能cáinéngtalent; ability; capacity
性能xìngnéngfunction; performance
技能jìnéngtechnical ability; skill
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