所能 suǒ néng ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄋㄥˊ so2 nang4
- according to one's capabilities
- what sb is capable of
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所
- 场所 場所 chǎng suǒ ㄔㄤˇ ㄙㄨㄛˇ coeng4 so2 location
- 厕所 廁所 cè suǒ ㄘㄜˋ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ci3 so2 toilet; lavatory
- 所以 suǒ yǐ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄧˇ so2 ji5 therefore
- 所在 suǒ zài ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄗㄞˋ so2 zoi6 place
- 所属 所屬 suǒ shǔ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄕㄨˇ so2 suk6 one's affiliation (i.e. the organization one is affiliated with)
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- 所得 suǒ dé ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄉㄜˊ so2 dak1 what one acquires
- 所有 suǒ yǒu ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄧㄡˇ so2 jau5 all
- 所谓 所謂 suǒ wèi ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄨㄟˋ so2 wai6 what is meant by the expression ...; what is referred to as ...
- 所长 所長 suǒ cháng ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄔㄤˊ so2 coeng4 what one is good at; one's strong point
- 有所 yǒu suǒ ㄧㄡˇ ㄙㄨㄛˇ jau5 so2 somewhat
- 诊所 診所 zhěn suǒ ㄓㄣˇ ㄙㄨㄛˇ can2 so2 clinic
- 之所以 zhī suǒ yǐ ㄓ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄧˇ zi1 so2 ji5 (after a noun N and before a predicate P) the reason why N P
- 事务所 事務所 shì wù suǒ ㄕˋ ㄨˋ ㄙㄨㄛˇ si6 mou6 so2 business office; firm
- 托儿所 托兒所 tuō ér suǒ ㄊㄨㄛ ㄦˊ ㄙㄨㄛˇ tok3 ji4 so2 nursery
- 派出所 pài chū suǒ ㄆㄞˋ ㄔㄨ ㄙㄨㄛˇ paai3 ceot1 so2 local police station
- 无所谓 無所謂 wú suǒ wèi ㄨˊ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄨㄟˋ mou2 so2 wai6 to be indifferent
- 研究所 yán jiū suǒ ㄧㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄡ ㄙㄨㄛˇ jin4 gau3 so2 research institute
- 一无所有 一無所有 yī wú suǒ yǒu ㄧ ㄨˊ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄧㄡˇ jat1 mou4 so2 jau5 not having anything at all (idiom); utterly lacking
- 一无所知 一無所知 yī wú suǒ zhī ㄧ ㄨˊ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄓ jat1 mou4 so2 zi1 (idiom) not knowing anything at all; completely ignorant
- 公共场所 公共場所 gōng gòng chǎng suǒ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄍㄨㄥˋ ㄔㄤˇ ㄙㄨㄛˇ gung1 gung6 coeng4 so2 public place
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
- 不知所措 bù zhī suǒ cuò ㄅㄨˋ ㄓ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄘㄨㄛˋ bat1 zi1 so2 cou3 not knowing what to do (idiom); at one's wits' end
- 不知所以 bù zhī suǒ yǐ ㄅㄨˋ ㄓ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄧˇ bat1 zi1 so2 ji5 (idiom) to not know the reason
- 不知所终 不知所終 bù zhī suǒ zhōng ㄅㄨˋ ㄓ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄓㄨㄥ bat1 zi1 so2 zung1 (idiom) to vanish without a trace; to go missing
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- 畅所欲言 暢所欲言 chàng suǒ yù yán ㄔㄤˋ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄩˋ ㄧㄢˊ coeng3 so2 juk6 jin4 lit. fluently saying all one wants (idiom); to preach freely on one's favorite topic
- 答非所问 答非所問 dá fēi suǒ wèn ㄉㄚˊ ㄈㄟ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄨㄣˋ daap3 fei1 so2 man6 (idiom) to sidestep the question
- 大势所趋 大勢所趨 dà shì suǒ qū ㄉㄚˋ ㄕˋ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄑㄩ daai6 sai3 so2 ceoi1 (idiom) the prevailing trend; the trend of the times; an inevitable direction
- 各得其所 gè dé qí suǒ ㄍㄜˋ ㄉㄜˊ ㄑㄧˊ ㄙㄨㄛˇ gok3 dak1 kei4 so2 (idiom) each in the correct place; each is provided for
- 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)
- 各取所需 gè qǔ suǒ xū ㄍㄜˋ ㄑㄩˇ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄒㄩ gok3 ceoi2 so2 seoi1 each takes what he needs (idiom)
- 各显所长 各顯所長 gè xiǎn suǒ cháng ㄍㄜˋ ㄒㄧㄢˇ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄔㄤˊ gok3 hin2 so2 coeng4 each displays their own strengths (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)
- 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 尽 盡 我们 我們 所能 。
We do the best we can.
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我们 我們 已 竭尽 竭盡 所能 。
We've done everything possible.
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她 为了 為了 他 竭尽 竭盡 所能 。
She did everything she could for him.
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各尽所能 各盡所能 、 按需分配 。
From each according to their ability, to each according to their needs.
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各尽所能 各盡所能 、 各取所需 。
From each according to their ability, to each according to their needs.
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