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万能

wàn néng · wan neng

Traditional 萬能

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. omnipotent
  2. all-purpose
  3. universal
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The all-purpose tool

  1. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)买(mǎi)了(le)一个(yīgè)万能(wànnéng)工具(gōngjù)，什么(shénme)都(dōu)能(néng)修(xiū)！

    I bought an all-purpose tool. It can fix anything!

  2. Dengdeng

    万能(wànnéng)工具(gōngjù)？那(nà)你(nǐ)修(xiū)一下(yīxià)这个(zhège)门(mén)吧(ba)。

    An all-purpose tool? Then fix this door.

  3. Liangliang

    没问题(méiwèntí)，门(mén)很(hěn)简单(jiǎndān)。

    No problem. A door is easy.

  4. Liangliang

    咦(yí)，这个(zhège)万能(wànnéng)工具(gōngjù)坏(huài)了(le)。

    Huh, this all-purpose tool is broken.

  5. Dengdeng

    那(nà)我们(wǒmen)得(děi)先(xiān)修(xiū)工具(gōngjù)，再(zài)修(xiū)门(mén)！

    Then we have to fix the tool first, and the door after.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)知(zhī)道(dào)金(jīn)钱(qián)不(bú)是(shì)万(wàn)能(néng)的(de)。

I know that money isn't everything.

Tatoeba: Chinese by biglion · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)把(bǎ)万(wàn)能(néng)钥(yào)匙(shi)能(néng)打(dǎ)开(kāi)宿(sù)舍(shè)所(suǒ)有(yǒu)的(de)门(mén)。

This master key can open all the doors in the dormitory.

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