Ability in Chinese
ability · HSK 4
能力
- 能 can
- 力 force
他的工作能力很强。 He is very capable at his job.
Other ways to say ability
More words with 能 or 力
How do you say ability in Chinese?
Ability in Chinese is 能力 (néng lì). You can also say 本领 (běn lǐng), 技能 (jì néng), 才能 (cái néng), 能 (néng).
Which word should I use?
Start with the first one: it is the easiest on the HSK list. The others say it too, often in a more formal way or for a narrower sense; each one’s page has real sentences that show how it is used.
Where do these words come from?
The CC-CEDICT dictionary’s meanings for the official HSK word list. A word is shown for an English word when that is one of its first meanings; the easiest word whose first meaning it is comes first.
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Meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Chinese often has more than one way to say a word.