能力 from HSK Level 3 Vocabulary List

The Chinese word 能力 (nénglì) is composed of two characters: 能 (néng) and 力 (lì). The character 能 originally meant "to be able to" or "to have the ability to do something". It is composed of the radical 力 (lì), which represents strength or power, and the phonetic component 壬 (rén), which is thought to be related to the idea of "human effort". The character 力 means "strength" or "power". It is one of the most common characters in Chinese and is used in a wide variety of words related to strength, ability, and effort.When these two characters are combined to form 能力, the meaning becomes "ability" or "capability". The word 能力 is used to describe someone's ability to do something or their potential to achieve something. It can also be used to refer to the power or strength of something. For example, we can say 一个人的能力很强 (yīgèrén de nénglì hěn qiáng), which means "a person's ability is very strong". Or we can say 这台机器的能力很强大 (zhè tái jīqì de nénglì hěn qiáng dà), which means "this machine's power is very strong".The word 能力 is a very important word in Chinese and is used in a wide variety of contexts. It is a key word for HSK learners to master, as it is essential for expressing ideas related to ability, capability, and power.