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有能力
Traditional Chinese
有能力
Mandarin pinyin pronunciation
yǒu néng lì
Cantonese jyutpin pronunciation
yau5 nang4 lik6
Short definition able
Usage frequency Somewhat infrequent
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All available English definitions ableLDC icon /
Copyleft icon Adso icon Adso: sameldc
Copyleft icon Cantofish icon Cantofish: samemdbg
Copyleft icon MDBG icon MDBG: sameadso
Copyleft icon LDC icon LDC: able
Copyleft icon Cdict icon CDict: sameldc'
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(wǒ) I
(jué) awake
(dé děiděi) must
他是( tā shì)
一个(yī gè) a
有能力(yǒu néng lì) able
的人( de rén)

I think he's a man of ability.

他没( tā méi)
有能力(yǒu néng lì) able
(mǎi) to purchase
新车(xīnchē) new car

He can't afford to buy a new car.

恰恰相反(qiàqiàxiāngfǎn)
(zài) (located) at
有能力(yǒu néng lì) able
自己(zì jǐ) herself
照顾自己( zhào gù zì jǐ) to take care of oneself
的时候( de shí hòu) when
他们(tā men) they
独自(dú zì) alone
生活(shēng huó) life

Instead, they live alone as long as they are able to take care of themselves.

无可否认(wú kě fǒu rèn) undeniable
(tā) she
非常(fēi cháng) very
有能力(yǒu néng lì) able

There is no denying that she is very efficient.

(tā) another
有能力(yǒu néng lì) able
比我( bǐ)
做得( zuò dé)
更好(gèng hǎo) better

He can do it better than I can.

你是(nǐshì)
不是(bú shì) is not
有能力(yǒu néng lì) able
做到(zuò dào) to do
(nǐ) variant of 你, you (female)
想要(xiǎng yào) to fancy
完成的( wán chéng de) perfective
所有(suǒ yǒu) to own
事情(shì qing) thing
(níní) woolen material

Were you able to do everything you wanted to get done?

(tā) another
有能力(yǒu néng lì) able
教授(jiào shòu) Professor
西班牙文(xī bān yá wén) Spanish language

He is capable of teaching Spanish.

他没( tā méi)
有能力(yǒu néng lì) able
打开(dǎ kāi) to open
箱子(xiāng zǐ xiāng zi) box

He wasn't able to open the box.

(zài) (located) at
中国(zhōng guó) China
人们(rén men) people
常把( cháng bǎ)
有能力(yǒu néng lì) able
的人( de rén)
喻为(yùwéi) to be known as
千里马(qiān lǐ mǎ) fine steed
” 。
In China, talented people are often described as "ten thousand mile horses".

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