能力 (nénglì) means Ability (capability - power). Below are 16 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
他的工作 能力 很强。
Tā de gōngzuò nénglì hěn qiáng.
He is very capable at work.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 能力
这个工作需要一定的 能力 。
Zhège gōngzuò xūyào yídìng de nénglì.
This job requires a certain level of ability.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 能力
他的交际 能力 很强。
Tā de jiāojì nénglì hěn qiáng.
He has strong social skills.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 交际
我很欣赏他的 能力 。
Wǒ hěn xīnshǎng tā de nénglì.
I really admire his ability.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 欣赏
他的业务 能力 很强。
Tā de yèwù nénglì hěn qiáng.
He is highly competent professionally.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 业务
大家都佩服她的 能力 。
Dàjiā dōu pèifu tā de nénglì.
Everyone admires her ability.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 佩服
他吸收知识的 能力 很强。
Tā xīshōu zhīshi de nénglì hěn qiáng.
He has a strong ability to take in knowledge.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 吸收
读书可以提高审美 能力 。
Dúshū kěyǐ tígāo shěnměi nénglì.
Reading can improve one's aesthetic sense.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 审美
文凭重要， 能力 更重要。
Wénpíng zhòngyào, nénglì gèng zhòngyào.
A diploma matters, but ability matters more.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 文凭
他具备做这份工作的 能力 。
Tā jùbèi zuò zhè fèn gōngzuò de nénglì.
He has the ability to do this job.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 具备
他的 能力 得到了大家的认可。
Tā de nénglì dédào le dàjiā de rènkě.
His ability has won everyone's recognition.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 认可
学校注重培育学生的独立 能力 。
Xuéxiào zhùzhòng péiyù xuésheng de dúlì nénglì.
The school focuses on cultivating students' independence.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 培育
公司愿意提拔有 能力 的年轻人。
Gōngsī yuànyì tíbá yǒu nénglì de niánqīngrén.
The company is willing to promote capable young people.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 提拔
这件事已经超越了我的 能力 范围。
Zhè jiàn shì yǐjīng chāoyuè le wǒ de nénglì fànwéi.
This matter is already beyond what I am able to do.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 超越
身体虚弱，抵抗疾病的 能力 就差。
Shēntǐ xūruò, dǐkàng jíbìng de nénglì jiù chà.
A weak body has poor resistance to disease.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 抵抗
这所学校注重培养学生的动手 能力 。
Zhè suǒ xuéxiào zhùzhòng péiyǎng xuésheng de dòngshǒu nénglì.
This school emphasises developing students' practical skills.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 注重
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Questions about 能力
How is 能力 used in a sentence?
This page shows 16 sentences using 能力 (nénglì, "Ability (capability - power)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Is 能力 an HSK word?
Yes — 能力 is on the official HSK 4 vocabulary list, and you can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 4 page.
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The dictionary page for 能力 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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