能 力 néng lì capability / ability / CL:個|个[ge4] 本 事 běn shi ability / skill 本 领 běn lǐng skill / ability / capability / CL:項|项[xiang4],個|个[ge4] 才 干 cái gàn ability / competence 能 can / to be able to / might possibly / ability / (physics) energy 才 能 cái néng talent / ability / capacity 手 腕 shǒu wàn wrist / trickery / finesse / ability / skill 能 耐 néng nài ability / capability 道 行 dào héng skills acquired through religious practice / (fig.) ability / skill / Taiwan pr. [dao4 hang5] 力 power / force / strength / ability / strenuously 解 数 xiè shù talent / ability / capability / martial arts technique / Taiwan pr. [jie3 shu4] 具 tool / device / utensil / equipment / instrument / talent / ability / to possess / to have / to provide / to furnish / to state / classifier for devices, coffins, dead bodies 干 才 gàn cái ability / capable 材 material / timber / ability / aptitude / a capable individual / coffin (old) 干 材 gàn cái ability / capable 才 分 cái fèn ability / talent / gift 两 把 刷 子 liǎng bǎ shuā zi ability / skill 出 来 chu lai (after a verb, indicates coming out, completion of an action, or ability to discern or detect) 技 能 jì néng technical ability / skill 听 力 tīng lì hearing / listening ability 特 长 tè cháng personal strength / one's special ability or strong points 生 产 能 力 shēng chǎn néng lì manufacturing ability / production capacity 专 长 zhuān cháng specialty / special knowledge or ability 长 寿 cháng shòu longevity / ability to live long / long lived 财 力 cái lì financial resources / financial ability 记 忆 力 jì yì lì faculty of memory / ability to remember 水 性 shuǐ xìng swimming ability / characteristics of a body of water (depth, currents etc) / aqueous / water-based (paint etc) 神 通 shén tōng remarkable ability / magical power 竞 争 能 力 jìng zhēng néng lì competitive ability 眼 力 yǎn lì eyesight / strength of vision / the ability to make discerning judgments 才 智 cái zhì ability and wisdom 自 主 权 zì zhǔ quán ability to make one's own decisions 力 所 能 及 lì suǒ néng jí as far as one's capabilities extend (idiom) / to the best of one's ability / within one's powers 蛟 龙 jiāo lóng legendary dragon with the ability to control rain and floods 判 断 力 pàn duàn lì ability to judge / judgment 话 语 权 huà yǔ quán ability to have one's say and be listened to / influence / clout 劳 动 能 力 láo dòng néng lì ability to work 腿 脚 tuǐ jiǎo legs and feet / ability to walk / strides 因 材 施 教 yīn cái shī jiào (idiom) to teach in line with the student's ability 管 不 着 guǎn bu zháo to have no right or ability to interfere in sth / it's none of your business! 高 材 生 gāo cái shēng student of great ability 生 育 能 力 shēng yù néng lì fertility / ability to have children 理 解 力 lǐ jiě lì ability to grasp ideas / understanding 锋 芒 毕 露 fēng máng bì lù to show off one's ability 真 才 实 学 zhēn cái shí xué solid learning / real ability and learning / genuine talent 笔 头 bǐ tóu ability to write / writing skill / written / in written form 高 才 生 gāo cái shēng student of great ability / talented student 酒 力 jiǔ lì capacity for alcohol / ability to hold drink 逞 能 chěng néng to show off one's ability / to boast one's merits 初 露 锋 芒 chū lù fēng máng first sign of budding talent / to display one's ability for the first time 高 才 gāo cái great talent / rare capability / person of outstanding ability 德 才 dé cái ethics and ability / virtuous and talented 耳 力 ěr lì hearing ability 才 识 cái shí ability and insight 才 略 cái lu:è ability and sagacity 任 人 唯 贤 rèn rén wéi xián to appoint people according to their merits (idiom) / appointment on the basis of ability and integrity 恃 才 傲 物 shì cái ào wù to be inordinately proud of one's ability / to be conceited and contemptuous (idiom) 蛟 a legendary dragon with the ability to control rain and floods / see also 蛟龍|蛟龙[jiao1 long2] 谞 (literary) ability and wisdom / scheme / stratagem 滥 竽 充 数 làn yú chōng shù lit. to play the yu 竽 / mouth organ to make up numbers (idiom) / fig. to make up the numbers with inferior products / to masquerade as having an ability / token member of a group 眼 高 手 低 yǎn gāo shǒu dī to have high standards but little ability / to be fastidious but incompetent (idiom) 任 贤 使 能 rèn xián shǐ néng to appoint the virtuous and use the able (idiom) / appointment on the basis of ability and integrity 千 虑 一 得 qiān lu:4 yī dé a thousand tries leads to one success (idiom, humble expr.) / Even without any notable ability on my part, I may still get it right sometimes by good luck. 尊 贤 使 能 zūn xián shǐ néng to respect talent and make use of ability (Mencius) 赶 鸭 子 上 架 gǎn yā zi shàng jià lit. to drive a duck onto a perch (idiom) / fig. to push sb to do sth way beyond their ability 笔 底 下 bǐ dǐ xià ability to write 语 言 能 力 yǔ yán néng lì verbal ability 元 语 言 能 力 yuán yǔ yán néng lì metalinguistic ability 不 让 须 眉 bù ràng xū méi (idiom) to compare favorably with men in terms of ability, bravery etc / to be a match for men / lit. not conceding to men (beard and eyebrows) 人 尖 儿 rén jiān r outstanding individual / person of great ability 初 露 才 华 chū lù cái huá first sign of budding talent / to display one's ability for the first time 奇 能 qí néng special ability 将 勤 补 绌 jiāng qín bǔ chù to compensate for lack of ability through hard work (idiom) 有 手 有 脚 yǒu shǒu yǒu jiǎo lit. have hands have feet / to be able bodied (idiom) / to have the ability to work 耐 受 力 nài shòu lì tolerance / ability to survive / hardiness 识 力 shí lì discernment / the ability to judge well 卖 本 事 mài běn shì to flaunt a skill / to give display to one's ability / to show off a feat / to vaunt one's tricks 高 分 低 能 gāo fēn dī néng high in score but low in ability (as a result of teaching to the test) 高 材 gāo cái great talent / rare capability / person of outstanding ability 吸 收 能 力 xī shōu néng lì absorbing ability 能 力 问 题 néng lì wèn tí It's About Ability 储 存 容 量 storage ability / storage capability. 知 觉 力 zhī jué lì ability to perceive / perceptivity / sentience 适 存 度 shì cún dù fitness (evolution) / ability to survive and reproduce 可 劲 kě jìn vigorously / to the utmost / to the best of one's ability 唱 商 chàng shāng one's ability to give a convincing performance of a song 大 学 学 科 能 力 测 验 Dà xué Xué kē Néng lì Cè yàn General Scholastic Ability Test (college entrance exam in Taiwan) 常 态 分 班 cháng tài fēn bān (Tw) grouping of students into classes of mixed ability 本 尊 běn zūn (Buddhism) yidam (one's chosen meditational deity) / the principal object of worship on a Buddhist altar / (of a monk who has the ability to appear in multiple places at the same time) the honored one himself (contrasted with his alternate forms, 分身[fen1 shen1]) / (fig.) (jocular) the genuine article / the real McCoy / the man himself / the woman herself / the original manifestation of sth (not a spin-off or a clone)
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