HSK 6 · Science

能量 néngliàng “energy” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 能量 means

  1. energy
  2. capability
  3. capabilities

How to say 能量

  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale能néng2nd tone, rising
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale量liàng4th tone, falling

能量 in a sentence

  1. 热是一种能量。

    Rè shì yì zhǒng néngliàng.

    Heat is a form of energy.

    Sentence #343113 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters

  2. 细胞具有将食物转化为能量的能力。

    Xìbāo jùyǒu jiāng shíwù zhuǎnhuà wéi néngliàng de nénglì.

    Cells are able to turn food into energy.

    Sentence #13753049 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

How 能量 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 能 (néng) with each of its parts in a different colour
能néngcan
  • 厶private · sī
  • ⺼meat form of 肉 · ròu
  • 匕spoon · bǐ
  • 匕spoon · bǐ

Memory aidDrawn from a bear. It was borrowed for “can, be able to”.

The character 量 (liáng) with each of its parts in a different colour
量liàngcapacity
  • 旦dawn · dànSound part
  • 里village · lǐMeaning part

里 hints at the meaning (village); 旦 (dàn) hints at the sound. Compare it with liàng.

How to write 能量

能 10 strokes · 量 12 strokes

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能量 (néngliàng) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 能量 (néngliàng). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 能量

Words with 能

能néng · can可能kěnéng · maybe只能zhǐnéng · can only能力nénglì · capability能够nénggòu · to be able to能干nénggàn · capable能源néngyuán · energy功能gōngnéng · function职能zhínéng · function性能xìngnéng · performance

Words with 量

商量shāngliang · to consult数量shùliàng · amount质量zhìliàng · quality力量lìliang · power重量zhòngliàng · weight尽量jǐnliàng · as much as possible较量jiàoliàng · contest打量dǎliang · to size up测量cèliáng · to measure分量fènliàng · weight

More words: Science & Technology

雷达léidá · radar冷却lěngquè · to cool down立方lìfāng · cube密度mìdù · density凝固nínggù · to solidify平面píngmiàn · plane屏幕píngmù · screen (TV频率pínlǜ · frequency

FAQs

能量 (néngliàng) means “energy” or “capability”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it néngliàng: néng with a 2nd tone, then liàng with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 能量 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type nengliang with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 能量 from the suggestions. Typing nengliang into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
能量 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.