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能量

néng liàng · neng liang

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HSK 5Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. energy
  2. capabilities
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No energy today

  1. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)今天(jīntiān)一点(yīdiǎn)能量(néngliàng)都(dōu)没有(méiyǒu)。

    I have no energy at all today.

  2. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)早饭(zǎofàn)吃(chī)了(le)吗(ma)？

    Did you eat breakfast?

  3. Liangliang

    没(méi)吃(chī)，只(zhǐ)喝(hē)了(le)水(shuǐ)。

    No, I only drank water.

  4. Dengdeng

    吃(chī)点(diǎn)东西(dōngxi)吧(ba)，食物(shíwù)会(huì)给(gěi)你(nǐ)能量(néngliàng)。

    Eat something. Food will give you energy.

  5. Liangliang

    吃(chī)了(le)面包(miànbāo)，现在(xiànzài)满满(mǎnmǎn)的(de)能量(néngliàng)！

    I ate bread and now I'm full of energy!

  6. Dengdeng

    太好了(tàihǎole)，那(nà)你(nǐ)来(lái)搬(bān)这(zhè)十箱(shíxiāng)书(shū)吧(ba)。

    Great. Then you can carry these ten boxes of books.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

细(xì)胞(bāo)具(jù)有(yǒu)将(jiāng)食(shí)物(wù)转(zhuǎn)化(huà)为(wéi)能(néng)量(liàng)的(de)能(néng)力(lì)。

The cells have the capacity to convert food into energy.

Tatoeba: Chinese by LeviHighway · English by mervert1 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

运(yùn)动(dòng)后(hòu)喝(hē)点(diǎn)水(shuǐ)，能(néng)快(kuài)速(sù)补(bǔ)充(chōng)能(néng)量(liàng)。

Drinking some water after exercise can quickly replenish energy.

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