能写善算 (能寫善算)
néng xiě shàn suàn
Pinyin
Definition
能写善算 (能寫善算)
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- to be literate and numerate (idiom)
Character Decomposition
Related Words (20)
- 1 might (happen)
- 2 possible
- 3 probable
- 4 possibility
- 5 probability
- 6 maybe
- 7 perhaps
- 8 classifier: 个 gè
- 1 surname Neng
- 1 to calculate
- 2 to weigh (pros and cons)
- 3 to view as profitable
- 4 worthwhile
- 5 value for money
- 6 cost-effective
- 1 function
- 2 capability
- 1 good (virtuous)
- 2 benevolent
- 3 well-disposed
- 4 good at sth
- 5 to improve or perfect
Idioms (20)
不以规矩,不能成方圆
- 1 without rules, nothing can be done (idiom, from Mencius); one must follow some rules
乏善可陈
- 1 to be nothing to write home about (idiom)
任贤使能
- 1 to appoint the virtuous and use the able (idiom); appointment on the basis of ability and integrity
来者不善,善者不来
- 1 He who comes is surely ill-intentioned, no-one well-meaning will come (idiom).
- 2 Be careful not to trust foreigners.
- 3 Beware of Greeks bearing gifts!
倘能如此
- 1 if it is possible (idiom)