未能 wèi néng ㄨㄟˋ ㄋㄥˊ mei6 nang4
- cannot
- to fail to
- unable to
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未
- 尚未 shàng wèi ㄕㄤˋ ㄨㄟˋ soeng6 mei6 not yet; still not
- 从未 從未 cóng wèi ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄨㄟˋ cung4 mei6 never
- 未来 未來 wèi lái ㄨㄟˋ ㄌㄞˊ mei6 loi4 future
- 未免 wèi miǎn ㄨㄟˋ ㄇㄧㄢˇ mei6 min5 unavoidably
- 未婚 wèi hūn ㄨㄟˋ ㄏㄨㄣ mei6 fan1 unmarried
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- 未必 wèi bì ㄨㄟˋ ㄅㄧˋ mei6 bit1 not necessarily
- 未经 未經 wèi jīng ㄨㄟˋ ㄐㄧㄥ mei6 ging1 not having undergone
- 未婚夫 wèi hūn fū ㄨㄟˋ ㄏㄨㄣ ㄈㄨ mei6 fan1 fu1 fiancé
- 未婚妻 wèi hūn qī ㄨㄟˋ ㄏㄨㄣ ㄑㄧ mei6 fan1 cai1 fiancée
- 未知数 未知數 wèi zhī shù ㄨㄟˋ ㄓ ㄕㄨˋ mei6 zi1 sou3 unknown number
- 前所未有 qián suǒ wèi yǒu ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄨㄟˋ ㄧㄡˇ cin4 so2 mei6 jau5 (idiom) unprecedented
- 未成年人 wèi chéng nián rén ㄨㄟˋ ㄔㄥˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄖㄣˊ mei6 sing4 nin4 jan4 minor (i.e. person under 18)
- 丁未 dīng wèi ㄉㄧㄥ ㄨㄟˋ ding1 mei6 forty-fourth year D8 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1967 or 2027
- 并未 並未 bìng wèi ㄅㄧㄥˋ ㄨㄟˋ bing6 mei6 (used to stress that sth did not turn out as one might have expected) did not actually ...; has not actually ...
- 乙未 yǐ wèi ㄧˇ ㄨㄟˋ jyut3 mei6 thirty-second year B8 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1955 or 2015
- 己未 jǐ wèi ㄐㄧˇ ㄨㄟˋ gei2 mei6 fifty-sixth year F8 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1979 or 2039
- 未了 wèi liǎo ㄨㄟˋ ㄌㄧㄠˇ mei6 liu5 unfinished
- 未便 wèi biàn ㄨㄟˋ ㄅㄧㄢˋ mei6 bin6 not in a position to
- 未冠 wèi guān ㄨㄟˋ ㄍㄨㄢ mei6 gun3 minor (old usage, person under 20)
- 未卜 wèi bǔ ㄨㄟˋ ㄅㄨˇ mei6 buk1 (literary) not yet divined; (of outcomes) uncertain; unknowable
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
- 宝刀未老 寶刀未老 bǎo dāo wèi lǎo ㄅㄠˇ ㄉㄠ ㄨㄟˋ ㄌㄠˇ bou2 dou1 mei6 lou5 treasure knife does not age (idiom); old but still vigorous
- 长乐未央 長樂未央 cháng lè wèi yāng ㄔㄤˊ ㄌㄜˋ ㄨㄟˋ ㄧㄤ coeng4 lok6 mei6 joeng1 endless happiness (idiom)
- 防患未萌 fáng huàn wèi méng ㄈㄤˊ ㄏㄨㄢˋ ㄨㄟˋ ㄇㄥˊ fong4 waan6 mei6 mang4 to prevent a disaster before the event (idiom); to nip sth in the bud
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- 防患未然 fáng huàn wèi rán ㄈㄤˊ ㄏㄨㄢˋ ㄨㄟˋ ㄖㄢˊ fong4 waan6 mei6 jin4 to prevent troubles before the event (idiom)
- 方兴未艾 方興未艾 fāng xīng wèi ài ㄈㄤ ㄒㄧㄥ ㄨㄟˋ ㄞˋ fong1 hing1 mei6 ngaai6 flourishing and still in the ascendant (idiom); rapidly expanding
- 方兴未已 方興未已 fāng xīng wèi yǐ ㄈㄤ ㄒㄧㄥ ㄨㄟˋ ㄧˇ fong1 hing1 mei6 ji5 flourishing and still in the ascendant (idiom); rapidly expanding
- 方滋未艾 fāng zī wèi ài ㄈㄤ ㄗ ㄨㄟˋ ㄞˋ fong1 zi1 mei6 ngaai6 flourishing and still in the ascendant (idiom); rapidly expanding
- 旷古未闻 曠古未聞 kuàng gǔ wèi wén ㄎㄨㄤˋ ㄍㄨˇ ㄨㄟˋ ㄨㄣˊ kwong3 gu2 mei6 man4 never before in the whole of history (idiom)
- 旷古未有 曠古未有 kuàng gǔ wèi yǒu ㄎㄨㄤˋ ㄍㄨˇ ㄨㄟˋ ㄧㄡˇ kwong3 gu2 mei6 jau5 never before in the whole of history (idiom)
- 前所未闻 前所未聞 qián suǒ wèi wén ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄨㄟˋ ㄨㄣˊ cin4 so2 mei6 man4 (idiom) unheard-of; unprecedented
- 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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他 未能 遵守 交通规则 交通規則 ， 结果 結果 发生 發生 了 严重 嚴重 的 事故 。
His failure to observe traffic regulations resulted in a serious accident.
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他们 他們 俩 倆 都 未能 找到 我们 我們 的 星球 所 面临 面臨 最 严重 嚴重 的 问题 問題 。
They have both failed to find the most serious problem that has ever faced our planet.
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