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技能

jì néng · ji neng

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 5Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. technical ability
  2. skill
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A special skill

  1. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)的(de)简历(jiǎnlì)上(shàng)写(xiě)了(le)什么(shénme)技能(jìnéng)？

    What skills did you write on your resume?

  2. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)会(huì)做饭(zuòfàn)，会(huì)开车(kāichē)，还(hái)会(huì)倒着(dàozhe)写(xiě)汉字(hànzì)。

    I can cook, drive, and write characters backwards.

  3. Dengdeng

    倒着(dàozhe)写(xiě)汉字(hànzì)？这个(zhège)技能(jìnéng)有(yǒu)什么(shénme)用(yòng)？

    Writing characters backwards? What is that skill for?

  4. Liangliang

    对面(duìmiàn)的(de)人(rén)不用(bùyòng)转头(zhuǎntóu)，就(jiù)能(néng)看懂(kàndǒng)。

    The person across does not need to turn their head to read it.

  5. Dengdeng

    那(nà)面试(miànshì)的(de)时候(shíhou)，你(nǐ)试试(shìshì)这个(zhège)技能(jìnéng)。

    Then try this skill at the interview.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

你(nǐ)要(yào)学(xué)的(de)是(shì)实(shí)实(shí)在(zài)在(zài)的(de)技(jì)能(néng)，而(ér)不(bù)单(dān)是(shì)表(biǎo)面(miàn)的(de)知(zhī)识(shi)。

You have to acquire real skills, not just superficial knowledge.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by blay_paul · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

流(liú)利(lì)的(de)英(yīng)语(yǔ)在(zài)今(jīn)天(tiān)是(shì)一(yì)种(zhǒng)十(shí)分(fēn)抢(qiǎng)手(shǒu)的(de)技(jì)能(néng)。

Fluency in English is a very marketable skill today.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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