低能 dī néng ㄉㄧ ㄋㄥˊ dai1 nang4
- incapable
- incompetent
- stupid
- mentally deficient
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低
- 低下 dī xià ㄉㄧ ㄒㄧㄚˋ dai1 haa6 low status
- 低估 dī gū ㄉㄧ ㄍㄨ dai1 gu2 to underestimate; to underrate
- 低价 低價 dī jià ㄉㄧ ㄐㄧㄚˋ dai1 gaa3 low price
- 低于 低於 dī yú ㄉㄧ ㄩˊ dai1 jyu1 to be lower than
- 低温 低溫 dī wēn ㄉㄧ ㄨㄣ dai1 wan1 low temperature
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- 低潮 dī cháo ㄉㄧ ㄔㄠˊ dai1 ciu4 low tide
- 低碳 dī tàn ㄉㄧ ㄊㄢˋ dai1 taan3 (attributive) low-carbon; low-carb (diet)
- 低调 低調 dī diào ㄉㄧ ㄉㄧㄠˋ dai1 diu6 low pitch
- 低谷 dī gǔ ㄉㄧ ㄍㄨˇ dai1 guk1 valley
- 低迷 dī mí ㄉㄧ ㄇㄧˊ dai1 mai4 blurred (landscape etc)
- 低头 低頭 dī tóu ㄉㄧ ㄊㄡˊ dai1 tau4 to bow the head
- 降低 jiàng dī ㄐㄧㄤˋ ㄉㄧ gong3 dai1 to reduce; to lower; to bring down
- 高低 gāo dī ㄍㄠ ㄉㄧ gou1 dai1 height; level; (music) pitch
- 忽高忽低 hū gāo hū dī ㄏㄨ ㄍㄠ ㄏㄨ ㄉㄧ fat1 gou1 fat1 dai1 alternately soaring and plunging
- 低丘 dī qiū ㄉㄧ ㄑㄧㄡ dai1 jau1 hilly (geography)
- 低俗 dī sú ㄉㄧ ㄙㄨˊ dai1 zuk6 vulgar
- 低保 dī bǎo ㄉㄧ ㄅㄠˇ dai1 bou2 subsistence allowance
- 低分 dī fēn ㄉㄧ ㄈㄣ dai1 fan1 low marks
- 低利 dī lì ㄉㄧ ㄌㄧˋ dai1 lei6 low interest
- 低劣 dī liè ㄉㄧ ㄌㄧㄝˋ dai1 lyut3 inferior quality
能
- 全能 quán néng ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄋㄥˊ cyun4 nang4 omnipotent
- 功能 gōng néng ㄍㄨㄥ ㄋㄥˊ gung1 nang4 function; capability
- 只能 zhǐ néng ㄓˇ ㄋㄥˊ zi2 nang4 can only
- 可能 kě néng ㄎㄜˇ ㄋㄥˊ ho2 nang4 might (happen)
- 性能 xìng néng ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄋㄥˊ sing3 nang4 function; performance; behavior
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- 才能 cái néng ㄘㄞˊ ㄋㄥˊ coi4 nang4 talent
- 技能 jì néng ㄐㄧˋ ㄋㄥˊ gei6 nang4 technical ability
- 智能 zhì néng ㄓˋ ㄋㄥˊ zi3 nang4 intelligent
- 本能 běn néng ㄅㄣˇ ㄋㄥˊ bun2 nang4 instinct
- 核能 hé néng ㄏㄜˊ ㄋㄥˊ hat6 nang4 nuclear energy
- 潜能 潛能 qián néng ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄋㄥˊ cim4 nang4 potential
- 无能 無能 wú néng ㄨˊ ㄋㄥˊ mou4 nang4 incompetence
- 节能 節能 jié néng ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄋㄥˊ zit3 nang4 to conserve energy; to minimize energy consumption
- 职能 職能 zhí néng ㄓˊ ㄋㄥˊ zik1 nang4 function
- 能人 néng rén ㄋㄥˊ ㄖㄣˊ nang4 jan4 capable person
- 能力 néng lì ㄋㄥˊ ㄌㄧˋ nang4 lik6 capability
- 能否 néng fǒu ㄋㄥˊ ㄈㄡˇ nang4 fau2 whether or not
- 能够 能夠 néng gòu ㄋㄥˊ ㄍㄡˋ nang4 gau3 to be capable of
- 能干 能幹 néng gàn ㄋㄥˊ ㄍㄢˋ nang4 gon3 capable
- 能源 néng yuán ㄋㄥˊ ㄩㄢˊ nang4 jyun4 energy sources; energy
Idioms with these characters
- 不识高低 不識高低 bù shí gāo dī ㄅㄨˋ ㄕˊ ㄍㄠ ㄉㄧ bat1 sik1 gou1 dai1 can't recognize tall or short (idiom); doesn't know what's what
- 低声细语 低聲細語 dī shēng xì yǔ ㄉㄧ ㄕㄥ ㄒㄧˋ ㄩˇ dai1 sing1 sai3 jyu5 in a whisper
- 低首下心 dī shǒu xià xīn ㄉㄧ ㄕㄡˇ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄒㄧㄣ dai1 sau2 haa6 sam1 to be fawningly submissive (idiom)
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- 高低不就 gāo dī bù jiù ㄍㄠ ㄉㄧ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄡˋ gou1 dai1 bat1 zau6 can't reach the high or accept the low (idiom); not good enough for a high post, but too proud to take a low one
- 扒高踩低 pá gāo cǎi dī ㄆㄚˊ ㄍㄠ ㄘㄞˇ ㄉㄧ paa4 gou1 caai2 dai1 crawl high, step low (idiom); unprincipled crawling, flattering one's superiors and trampling on one's juniors
- 眼高手低 yǎn gāo shǒu dī ㄧㄢˇ ㄍㄠ ㄕㄡˇ ㄉㄧ ngaan5 gou1 sau2 dai1 to have high standards but little ability
- 一见高低 一見高低 yī jiàn gāo dī ㄧ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄍㄠ ㄉㄧ jat1 gin3 gou1 dai1 lit. to fight it out with sb to see who is best (idiom)
- 爱莫能助 愛莫能助 ài mò néng zhù ㄞˋ ㄇㄛˋ ㄋㄥˊ ㄓㄨˋ oi3 mok6 nang4 zo6 unable to help however much one would like to (idiom); Although we sympathize, there is no way to help you.
- 德薄能鲜 德薄能鮮 dé bó néng xiǎn ㄉㄜˊ ㄅㄛˊ ㄋㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄢˇ dak1 bok6 nang4 sin2 little virtue and meager abilities (idiom); I'm a humble person and not much use at anything (Song writer Ouyang Xiu 欧阳修)
- 妒能害贤 妒能害賢 dù néng hài xián ㄉㄨˋ ㄋㄥˊ ㄏㄞˋ ㄒㄧㄢˊ dou3 nang4 hoi6 jin4 jealous of the able, envious of the clever (idiom)
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- 耳熟能详 耳熟能詳 ěr shú néng xiáng ㄦˇ ㄕㄨˊ ㄋㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄤˊ ji5 suk6 nang4 coeng4 what's frequently heard can be repeated in detail (idiom)
- 各尽所能 各盡所能 gè jìn suǒ néng ㄍㄜˋ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄋㄥˊ gok3 zeon6 so2 nang4 each does his utmost (idiom)
- 积不相能 積不相能 jī bù xiāng néng ㄐㄧ ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄋㄥˊ zik1 bat1 soeng1 nang4 (idiom) always at loggerheads; never able to agree with sb; unable to get on with sb
- 金钱万能 金錢萬能 jīn qián wàn néng ㄐㄧㄣ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄨㄢˋ ㄋㄥˊ gam1 cin4 maan6 nang4 money is omnipotent (idiom)
- 嫉贤妒能 嫉賢妒能 jí xián dù néng ㄐㄧˊ ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄉㄨˋ ㄋㄥˊ zat6 jin4 dou3 nang4 (idiom) to envy the virtuous and talented
- 良知良能 liáng zhī liáng néng ㄌㄧㄤˊ ㄓ ㄌㄧㄤˊ ㄋㄥˊ loeng4 zi1 loeng4 nang4 instinctive understanding, esp. of ethical issues (idiom); untrained, but with an inborn sense of right and wrong
- 力所能及 lì suǒ néng jí ㄌㄧˋ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄋㄥˊ ㄐㄧˊ lik6 so2 nang4 kap6 as far as one's capabilities extend (idiom); to the best of one's ability
Example sentences
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我们 我們 必须 必須 降低 能源 需求 。
We must reduce energy demand.
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