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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
might (happen) / possible / probable / possibility / probability / maybe / perhaps / CL: 個|个
HSK 2
can only / obliged to do sth / to have no other choice
HSK 2
function; capability
HSK 3
capability / ability / CL: 個|个
HSK 3
talent / ability / capacity
HSK 3
intelligent / able / smart (phone, system, bomb etc)
HSK 4
capable / competent
HSK 4
have to / cannot but
HSK 5
energy / capabilities
HSK 5
function / role
HSK 5
HSK 5
technical ability / skill
HSK 5
function; performance; behavior
HSK 5
solar energy
HSK 6
to conserve energy; to minimize energy consumption
HSK 6
whether or not / can it or can't it / is it possible?
HSK 6
multifunctional / multifunction
HSK 7-9
omnipotent / all-purpose / universal
HSK 7-9
energy sources; energy
HSK 7-9
potential / hidden capability
HSK 7-9
instinct
HSK 7-9
nuclear energy
HSK 7-9
physical capability / stamina
HSK 7-9
omnipotent / all-round / strong in every area
HSK 7-9
artificial intelligence (AI)
HSK 7-9
ability / capability
HSK 7-9
(idiom) powerless to do anything about it
HSK 7-9
incompetence / inability / incapable / powerless
HSK 7-9
what's frequently heard can be repeated in detail (idiom)
HSK 7-9
energy consumption
HSK 7-9
capable person / Homo habilis, extinct species of upright East African hominid
HSK 7-9
as far as one's capabilities extend (idiom); to the best of one's ability / within one's powers
HSK 7-9
to show off one's ability / to boast one's merits
HSK 7-9
positive energy / positivity
HSK 7-9
omnipotent
production capacity
renewable energy source
kinetic energy
efficacy / effectiveness
energy level
unable to control oneself / to be beside oneself
Canon (Japanese company)
neurosis
lit. with money, you can get a devil to turn a millstone (idiom) / fig. with money, you can get anything done; money talks
superpower; superhuman power
electrical energy
not shaken by poverty / to preserve one's ambitions although destitute
each does his utmost (idiom) / from each according to his means
occupational therapy
high performance
how can?
cannot / to fail to / unable to
supernatural power / extrasensory perception
artistic skill
possibility; probability
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *能* | 能* | *能
surname Neng
heat energy
function
almighty
different function
to consume energy
visibility
want to stop but can't (idiom) / to be unable to stop oneself / to feel an urge to continue
incapable / incompetent / stupid / mentally deficient
occupational therapist
solar cell
processing capability / throughput
menu (software)
rare and precious / valuable / remarkable
sage
wind power
manufacturing ability / production capacity
power
particular abilities / one's forte
unable to help however much one would like to (idiom); Although we sympathize, there is no way to help you. / My hands are tied.
can talk really well (idiom); the gift of the gab
mechanical energy
glib of tongue (idiom) / eloquent
able and efficient
initiative / active role
master key / skeleton key / passkey
chemical energy
potential energy
bio-energy
function library
A leader can submit or can stand tall as required. / ready to give and take / flexible
radiation energy (e.g. solar)
retarded child / moron / idiot
conservation of energy (physics)
high energy
not corrupted by wealth and honors
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
lit. the soft can subdue the hard
functional group (chemistry)
expert
atomic energy
cannot / must not / should not

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