能 néng
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- ⺼ — meat, flesh
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
能人
néngrén
capable person
Characters in this word
人 rén
- Strokes
- 2
- Radical
- 人 — man, person
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
Example phrases
- 这位能人既懂技术又懂市场，因此被董事会委以重任。 Zhè wèi néngrén jì dǒng jìshù yòu dǒng shìchǎng, yīncǐ bèi dǒngshìhuì wěiyǐ zhòngrèn. This capable person understands both technology and the market, so the board entrusted him with an important role.
- 我们村里有个能人，什么电器都会修。 Wǒmen cūn lǐ yǒu ge néngrén, shénme diànqì dōu huì xiū. There is a capable man in our village who can repair any electrical appliance.
- 这家小店请了几位能人，生意越来越红火。 Zhè jiā xiǎo diàn qǐng le jǐ wèi néngrén, shēngyi yuè lái yuè hónghuo. This small shop hired a few capable people, and business is getting better and better.