怎能
zěn néng
Pinyin

Definition

怎能
 - 
zěn néng
  1. how can?

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

怎么
zěn me
  1. 1 how?
  2. 2 what?
  3. 3 why?
能
Néng
  1. 1 surname Neng
功能
gōng néng
  1. 1 function
  2. 2 capability
可能
kě néng
  1. 1 might (happen)
  2. 2 possible
  3. 3 probable
  4. 4 possibility
  5. 5 probability
  6. 6 maybe
  7. 7 perhaps
  8. 8 CL:個|个[gè]
怎
zěn
  1. 1 how
怎样
zěn yàng
  1. 1 how
  2. 2 what kind
怎么回事
zěn me huí shì
  1. 1 what's the matter?
  2. 2 what's going on?
  3. 3 how could that be?
  4. 4 how did that come about?
  5. 5 what's it all about?
怎么样
zěn me yàng
  1. 1 how?
  2. 2 how about?
  3. 3 how was it?
  4. 4 how are things?
怎么办
zěn me bàn
  1. 1 what's to be done
技能
jì néng
  1. 1 technical ability
  2. 2 skill
智能
zhì néng
  1. 1 intelligent
  2. 2 able
  3. 3 smart (phone, system, bomb etc)
能力
néng lì
  1. 1 capability
  2. 2 ability
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
能否
néng fǒu
  1. 1 whether or not
  2. 2 can it or can't it
  3. 3 is it possible?
能够
néng gòu
  1. 1 to be capable of
  2. 2 to be able to
  3. 3 can
能干
néng gàn
  1. 1 capable
  2. 2 competent
能量
néng liàng
  1. 1 energy
  2. 2 capabilities
不可能
bù kě néng
  1. 1 impossible
  2. 2 cannot
  3. 3 not able
不能不
bù néng bù
  1. 1 have to
  2. 2 cannot but
低能
dī néng
  1. 1 incapable
  2. 2 incompetent
  3. 3 stupid
  4. 4 mentally deficient
低能儿
dī néng ér
  1. 1 retarded child
  2. 2 moron
  3. 3 idiot

Idioms (20)

不以规矩，不能成方圆
bù yǐ guī ju , bù néng chéng fāng yuán
  1. 1 without rules, nothing can be done (idiom, from Mencius); one must follow some rules
任贤使能
rèn xián shǐ néng
  1. 1 to appoint the virtuous and use the able (idiom); appointment on the basis of ability and integrity
倘能如此
tǎng néng rú cǐ
  1. 1 if it is possible (idiom)
力所能及
lì suǒ néng jí
  1. 1 as far as one's capabilities extend (idiom); to the best of one's ability
  2. 2 within one's powers
各尽所能
gè jìn suǒ néng
  1. 1 each does his utmost (idiom)
  2. 2 from each according to his means
妒能害贤
dù néng hài xián
  1. 1 jealous of the able, envious of the clever (idiom)
妒贤忌能
dù xián jì néng
  1. 1 to envy the virtuous and talented (idiom)
德薄能鲜
dé bó néng xiǎn
  1. 1 little virtue and meager abilities (idiom); I'm a humble person and not much use at anything (Song writer Ouyang Xiu 欧阳修)
爱莫能助
ài mò néng zhù
  1. 1 unable to help however much one would like to (idiom); Although we sympathize, there is no way to help you.
  2. 2 My hands are tied.
推贤让能
tuī xián ràng néng
  1. 1 to cede to the virtuous and yield to the talented (idiom)
有钱能使鬼推磨
yǒu qián néng shǐ guǐ tuī mò
  1. 1 lit. money will make the Devil turn millstones (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. with money, you can do anything you like
未能免俗
wèi néng miǎn sú
  1. 1 unable to break the custom (idiom)
  2. 2 bound by conventions
欲罢不能
yù bà bù néng
  1. 1 want to stop but can't (idiom)
  2. 2 to be unable to stop oneself
  3. 3 to feel an urge to continue
无能为力
wú néng wéi lì
  1. 1 impotent (idiom)
  2. 2 powerless
  3. 3 helpless
熟能生巧
shú néng shēng qiǎo
  1. 1 with familiarity you learn the trick (idiom); practice makes perfect
知错能改
zhī cuò néng gǎi
  1. 1 to recognize one's mistakes and be able to reform oneself (idiom)
秀才不出门，能知天下事
xiù cai bù chū mén , néng zhī tiān xià shì
  1. 1 a learned person need not leave his home to know what's going on in the world (idiom)
积不相能
jī bù xiāng néng
  1. 1 always at loggerheads (idiom); never able to agree with sb
  2. 2 unable to get on with sb
素不相能
sù bù xiāng néng
  1. 1 unable to get along (idiom)
耳熟能详
ěr shú néng xiáng
  1. 1 what's frequently heard can be repeated in detail (idiom)

Sample Sentences

唐僧停下，叹道：“唉，你这猴子，怎能连伤两条性命！”
Táng Sēng tíng xià ，tàn dào ：“ài ，nǐ zhè hóuzi ，zěnnéng lián shāng liǎng tiáo xìngmìng ！”
Tang Seng stopped and said sighing, "Agh, Monkey. How can you hurt two lives in a row?!"
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