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能屈能伸
néng qū néng shēn
  1. 1 can bow and submit, or can stand tall (idiom, from Book of Changes); ready to give and take
  2. 2 flexible
水能载舟,亦能覆舟 | 水能載舟,亦能覆舟
shuǐ néng zài zhōu , yì néng fù zhōu
  1. 1 lit. water may keep the boat afloat but may also sink it (proverb)
  2. 2 fig. the people can support a regime or overturn it
  3. 3 if sth is used properly, one can benefit from it, otherwise it can do harm
  4. 4 things can be double-edged
能弱能强 | 能弱能強
néng ruò néng qiáng
  1. 1 to be either weak or strong both have their purpose (idiom)
领导能力 | 領導能力
lǐng dǎo néng lì
  1. 1 leadership (ability)
耳熟能详 | 耳熟能詳
ěr shú néng xiáng
  1. 1 what's frequently heard can be repeated in detail (idiom)
智能障碍 | 智能障礙
zhì néng zhàng ài
  1. 1 intellectual disability
  2. 2 cognitive disability
  3. 3 learning disability
  4. 4 mental retardation
精明能干 | 精明能幹
jīng míng néng gàn
  1. 1 able and efficient
静坐不能 | 靜坐不能
jìng zuò bù néng
  1. 1 akathisia (condition of restlessness, a side-effect of neuroleptic antipsychotic drug)
  2. 2 unable to sit still
  3. 3 hyperactivity
  4. 4 restlessness
爱莫能助 | 愛莫能助
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.
能上能下
néng shàng néng xià
  1. 1 ready to take any job, high or low
能写善算 | 能寫善算
néng xiě shàn suàn
  1. 1 to be literate and numerate (idiom)
活动能力 | 活動能力
huó dòng néng lì
  1. 1 mobility
  2. 2 motility
妒贤忌能 | 妒賢忌能
dù xián jì néng
  1. 1 to envy the virtuous and talented (idiom)
贫贱不能移 | 貧賤不能移
pín jiàn bù néng yí
  1. 1 not shaken by poverty
  2. 2 to preserve one's ambitions although destitute
能伸能屈
néng shēn néng qū
  1. 1 can bow and submit, or can stand tall (idiom, from Book of Changes); ready to give and take
  2. 2 flexible
万能梗 | 萬能梗
wàn néng gěng
  1. 1 Airedale terrier
地热能 | 地熱能
dì rè néng
  1. 1 geothermal energy
聚光太阳能 | 聚光太陽能
jù guāng tài yáng néng
  1. 1 concentrating solar power (CSP)
凭本能做事 | 憑本能做事
píng běn néng zuò shì
  1. 1 to follow one's nose
动能车 | 動能車
dòng néng chē
  1. 1 car with a new type of propulsion system (hybrid, hydrogen-powered etc)