能 néng

1. néng auxiliary verb can; able
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: Expresses either (1) the physical ability to do something or (2) possibility. 能 is used in this sense as a modal auxiliary in a similar way in both modern and Literary Chinese (Guoyu '能' v 1; Kroll 2015 '能' 2; Pulleyblank 1995, p. 122; Sun 2006, loc. 1717; XHZD '能' 3)
2. néng noun ability; capacity
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: In the sense of 能力 (Guoyu '能' n 2; Kroll 2015 '能' 1; Unihan '能'; XHZD '能' 1)
3. néng noun a mythical bear-like beast
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Mythology
   Notes: (Guoyu '能' n 1)
4. néng noun energy
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Physics
   Notes: In the sense of 能量; for example, 电能 'electrical energy' (Guoyu '能' n 6; XHZD '能' 7)
5. néng noun function; use
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 用途 or 功用 (Guoyu '能' n 4)
6. néng adverb may; should; permitted to
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: In the sense of 可以 (Guoyu '能' adv 1; Unihan '能'; XHZD '能' 5)
7. néng adjective talent
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Guoyu '能' adj 1; Kroll 2015 '能' 1a; XHZD '能' 2)
8. néng adjective expert at
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '能' 2a)
9. néng verb to be in harmony
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 投契 (Guoyu '能' v 2; Kroll 2015 '能' 3)
10. néng verb to tend to; to care for
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Kroll 2015 '能' 3a)
11. néng verb to reach; to arrive at
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 到 (Guoyu '能' v 3; Kroll 2015 '能' 4)
12. néng adverb as long as; only
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 只 (Guoyu '能' adv 2; Kroll 2015 '能' 5)
13. néng adverb even if
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 宁 (Guoyu '能' adv 3; Kroll 2015 '能' 5a)
14. néng adverb but
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Kroll 2015 '能' 5b)
15. néng adverb in this way
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Kroll 2015 '能' 6)
16. néng verb to be able; śak
    Domain: Buddhism 佛教
    Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: śak, or: samartha, Japanese: nou, or: dai (BCSD '能', p. 965; MW 'śak'; SH '能', p. 336; Unihan '能')

Contained in

• 无能胜大明王陀罗尼经(無能勝大明王陀羅尼經) Aparājita Vidyaraja Dharani Sutra; Wu Neng Sheng Da Ming Wang Tuoluoni Jing
• 六祖慧能 Huineng; the Sixth Patriarch Huineng
• 能藏 ability to store
• 真言能发悉地(真言能發悉地) mantras are capable of giving rise to siddhi
• 能所 ability to transform and transformable
• 能受苦方为志士 肯吃亏必是福人(能受苦方為志士 肯吃虧必是福人) Only perseverance makes a hero; Only compromise brings good fortune.
• 能夺(能奪) Māra
• 能除一切苦 able to dispel all suffering
• 虚空不能容(虛空不能容) it cannot be contained in space
• 能摧伏印 Bhūmisparsa mudra; touching the earth mudra
• 难作能作(難作能作) does what is difficult to do
• 能接受就能进步 肯承担必可成功(能接受就能進步 肯承担必可成功) Willingness to accept leads to improvement ; Willingness to shoulder responsibility leads to success.
• 无能胜大明陀罗尼经(無能勝大明陀羅尼經) Sarvadurgatipariśodhanauṣṇīṣavijayadhāraṇisūtra; Wu Neng Sheng Da Ming Tuoluoni Jing
• 能立不遣过(能立不遣過) an error because what establishes is not withdrawn
• 佛说无能胜大明王陀罗尼经(佛說無能勝大明王陀羅尼經) Fo Shuo Wu Neng Sheng Da Ming Wang Tuoluoni Jing
• 能夺命者(能奪命者) Māra

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金钱不能买来幸福 、 更高性能 、 极有可能 、 精神官能症 、 能够 、 素不相能 、 万能梗犬 、 能屈能伸 、 地热能 、 德薄能鲜 、 没有生育能力 、 三项全能 、 功能群 、 一次能源 、 能手 、 高能烈性炸药 、 生产能力 、 酒云能消忧 、 水能载舟，亦能覆舟 、 能否 、 劳动能力 、 电能 、 智能手机 、 零点能 、 有可能 、 生育能力 、 庸碌无能 、 暗能量 、 怎能 、 书写不能症 、 高能 、 安能善 、 大学学科能力测验 、 光能合成 、 悟能

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Collocations

• 能了别 (能了別) 如眼能了別認識青黃白黑 — Ten Lectures on the Eight Realizations of a Bodhisattva Sutra 《八大人覺經十講》, Lecture 2: Buddhism's World View 第二講　佛教的世間觀 — count: 5
• 并不能 (並不能) 藝術並不能完全制止人類的犯罪 — Ten Lectures on the Eight Realizations of a Bodhisattva Sutra 《八大人覺經十講》, Lecture 2: Buddhism's World View 第二講　佛教的世間觀 — count: 4
• 能做到 (能做到) 何能做到 — Ten Lectures on the Eight Realizations of a Bodhisattva Sutra 《八大人覺經十講》, Lecture 5: Laziness Leads to Downfall 第五講　精進為降魔的根本 — count: 4
• 能照 (能照) 能照見五蘊皆空 — Ten Lectures on the Eight Realizations of a Bodhisattva Sutra 《八大人覺經十講》, Lecture 2: Buddhism's World View 第二講　佛教的世間觀 — count: 3
• 指能 (指能) 指能斷人生存命根之魔 — Ten Lectures on the Eight Realizations of a Bodhisattva Sutra 《八大人覺經十講》, Lecture 5: Laziness Leads to Downfall 第五講　精進為降魔的根本 — count: 3
• 能得到 (能得到) 本來財富並不是靠貪欲而能得到的 — Ten Lectures on the Eight Realizations of a Bodhisattva Sutra 《八大人覺經十講》, Lecture 3: Greed is the Cause of Suffering 第三講　多欲為生死的根本 — count: 3
• 人能 (人能) 人能無欲 — Ten Lectures on the Eight Realizations of a Bodhisattva Sutra 《八大人覺經十講》, Lecture 3: Greed is the Cause of Suffering 第三講　多欲為生死的根本 — count: 3
• 能用 (能用) 這一半能用多久 — Ten Lectures on the Eight Realizations of a Bodhisattva Sutra 《八大人覺經十講》, Lecture 3: Greed is the Cause of Suffering 第三講　多欲為生死的根本 — count: 2
• 能令 (能令) 能令頑石點頭 — Ten Lectures on the Eight Realizations of a Bodhisattva Sutra 《八大人覺經十講》, Lecture 6: Study Widely, Listen More 第六講　智慧為化愚的根本 — count: 2
• 能陪 (能陪) 怎麼能陪你死 — Ten Lectures on the Eight Realizations of a Bodhisattva Sutra 《八大人覺經十講》, Lecture 10: Conclusion - Approaching the Awakened State 第十講　八大人覺經的總結 — count: 2