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Incompetence in Chinese: 无能 (wú néng)

wú néng

incompetence

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 無能1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1incompetence
  2. 2inability
  3. 3incapable
  4. 4powerless

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能

Zhuyin

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ㄨˊ

wú

ㄨ/ uˊ/ second tone

ㄋㄥˊ

néng

ㄋ/ nㄥ/ engˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

无能

Simplified

無能

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 大家都觉得这位领导很无能。

    dà jiā dōu jué de zhè wèi lǐng dǎo hěn wú néng。

    Everyone thinks this leader is incompetent.

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Related words

能

néng

can

无

wú

not to have

可能

kě néng

might (happen)

能力

néng lì

capability

无聊

wú liáo

bored

无论

wú lùn

no matter what or how

功能

gōng néng

function

能干

néng gàn

capable

能源

néng yuán

energy

无奈

wú nài

to have no alternative

无数

wú shù

countless

能够

néng gòu

to be capable of

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