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万能

wàn néng

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word Traditional 萬能

万能 (wàn néng) means "omnipotent; all-purpose; universal". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 万能 means

1. omnipotent
2. all-purpose
3. universal

The characters in 万能

• 万wànten thousand; a great number
• 能néngcan; to be able to; might possibly

Example sentences

• 金钱万能。
  Money talks.
• 钱是万能的。
  Money answers all things.
• 钱不是万能的。
  Money is not everything.
• 我知道金钱不是万能的。
  Wǒ zhīdào jīnqián bù shì wànnéng de.
  I know that money isn't everything.
• 万能的神能不能创造一块重得连祂自己也拿不起的石头呢？
  Wànnéng de shén néng bù néng chuàngzào yīkuài zhòng de lián tā zìjǐ yě ná bù qǐ de shítou ne?
  Can an omnipotent God create a stone so heavy that even He may not lift it?
• 可是，手语也绝对不是万能的，当四周太暗，或者距离太远的时候，它就完全派不上用场。
  Kěshì, shǒuyǔ yě juéduì bù shì wànnéng de, dāng sìzhōu tài àn, huòzhě jùlí tài yuǎn de shíhou, tā jiù wánquán pài bù shàng yòngchǎng.
  Gestural language had, however, serious limitations, since it could not be used in the dark or at distance.

Words starting with 万能

• 万能㹴wàn néng gēngAiredale terrier
• 万能曲尺wàn néng qū chǐuniversal bevel (to measure angles)
• 万能钥匙wàn néng yào shimaster key; skeleton key; passkey

Words containing 万能

• 金钱万能jīn qián wàn néngmoney is omnipotent (idiom); with money, you can do anything; money talks
• 钱不是万能的，没钱是万万不能的qián bù shì wàn néng de , méi qián shì wàn wàn bù néng demoney isn't everything, but without money you can do nothing (idiom)

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