能 néng
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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) -
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) -
noun
a mythical bear-like beast
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Mythology
Notes: (Guoyu '能' n 1) -
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) -
noun
function; use
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 用途 or 功用 (Guoyu '能' n 4) -
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) -
adjective
talent
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Guoyu '能' adj 1; Kroll 2015 '能' 1a; XHZD '能' 2) -
adjective
expert at
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '能' 2a) -
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) -
verb
to tend to; to care for
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '能' 3a) -
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) -
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) -
adverb
even if
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 宁 (Guoyu '能' adv 3; Kroll 2015 '能' 5a) -
adverb
but
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '能' 5b) -
adverb
in this way
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '能' 6) -
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') -
adjective
skilful; pravīṇa
Domain: Buddhism 佛教
Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: pravīṇa, Tibetan: mkhas pa (BCSD '能', p. 965; Mahāvyutpatti 'pravīṇaḥ'; MW 'pravīṇa')
Contained in
- 能灭诸苦救度佛母(能滅諸苦救度佛母) Duhkhadahana Tara
- 能除一切苦 able to dispel all suffering
- 能行 ability to act
- 破铜烂铁也能成钢(破銅爛鐵也能成鋼) Even scrap metal can be turned into steel.
- 慈悲能登清净地 智慧直入解脱门(慈悲能登清淨地 智慧直入解脫門) Compassion brings one into the land of purity; Wisdom takes one directly through the gate of liberation.
- 慧能 Huineng
- 火喻则不能(火喻則不能) The example of fire is not adequate
- 寿命无有能计(壽命無有能計) a lifespan that cannot be calculated
- 能断金刚般若波罗蜜多经(能斷金剛般若波羅蜜多經) Prajnaparamita Diamond Sutra
- 能灭众罪千转陀罗尼经(能滅眾罪千轉陀羅尼經) Able Eliminate Many Sins Thousand Revolutions Dharani Sutra
- 佛说能断金刚般若波罗蜜经(佛說能斷金剛般若波羅蜜多經) Prajnaparamita Diamond Sutra; Prajñāpāramitā Diamond sūtra; Diamond Sutra; Vajracchedikāprajñāpāramitāsūtra
- 一灯照破心中暗 双手能做慈悲人(一燈照破心中暗 双手能做慈悲人) One single light can dispel the mind's darkness; Your hands suffice to show the compassion in you.
- 似能破 pseudo refutation
- 心到谦时能受益 事非经过不知难(心到謙時能受益 事非經過不知難) A mind in a state of humbleness is largely at a gain; The Truth after the experience is not difficult to grasp.
- 能立 a proposition; sādhana
- 乐以忘忧真智者 心能转境即如来(樂以忘憂真智者 心能轉境即如來) In forgetting their sorrows the truly wise take joy; Transforming all conditions is the mind of the Thus Comer.
Also contained in
官能 、 知能 、 能量 、 过而能改，善莫大焉 、 能诗善文 、 有能力 、 任贤使能 、 量能授官 、 耳熟能详 、 柔能克刚 、 金钱非万能 、 高分低能 、 功能性磁共振成像 、 节能灯 、 能力 、 欲罢不能 、 能见度 、 怎能 、 效能 、 尊贤使能 、 柔远能迩 、 勃起功能障碍 、 能不 、 机械能 、 知错能改 、 莫能当善 、 数位多功能光碟 、 逞能 、 生育能力 、 异能 、 骋能 、 水能源 、 秀才不出门，能知天下事 、 低能 、 艺能界
Word is mentioned most frequently in
Truncated for common words
- Scroll 4 Jin Guang Ming Zui Sheng Wang Jing Shu 金光明最勝王經疏 — count: 407
- Scroll 7 Cheng Weishi Lun Yan Mi 成唯識論演祕 — count: 261
- Scroll 1 Dasheng Ru Dao Cidi 大乘入道次第 — count: 255
- Scroll 8 Notes on the Viṁśatikāvṛtti 成唯識論述記 — count: 243
- Scroll 5 Jin Guang Ming Zui Sheng Wang Jing Shu 金光明最勝王經疏 — count: 234
- Scroll 5 Zhi Guan Fu Xing Chuan Hong Jue 止觀輔行傳弘決 — count: 232
- Scroll 3 Notes on the Viṁśatikāvṛtti 成唯識論述記 — count: 224
- Scroll 3 Jin Guang Ming Zui Sheng Wang Jing Shu 金光明最勝王經疏 — count: 209
- Scroll 2 Cheng Weishi Lun Yan Mi 成唯識論演祕 — count: 209
- Scroll 9 Notes on the Viṁśatikāvṛtti 成唯識論述記 — count: 206
Collocations
- 能说法 (能說法) 能說法 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 9 — count: 12
- 能说 (能說) 我亦能說 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 3 — count: 9
- 能养 (能養) 能養眾 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 9 — count: 9
- 尽能 (儘能) 我盡能說 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 8 — count: 6
- 能灭 (能滅) 能滅諸結使 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 1 — count: 6
- 能尽 (能儘) 瞿曇沙門能盡知耶 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 4 — count: 5
- 能使 (能使) 則能使其得究竟道 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 5 — count: 5
- 力能 (力能) 四曰若有比丘力能護眾 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 2 — count: 4
- 人能 (人能) 人能受法 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 3 — count: 4
- 能作 (能作) 能作能化 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 11 — count: 3