Chinese

技能

/t͡ɕi⁵¹ nɤŋ³⁵/
occupational skill; technical ability
  • HSK 5
  • TOCFL 7

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  • characterChinese技 “skill; ability; talent; artistry; technique”
    • meaningChinese手 “hand (Classifier: 隻/只 m c mn; 雙/双 m mn; 對/对 c)”
    • soundChinese支 “to support; to bear; to sustain”
      • ideaChinese又 “again; once more”
      • ideaChinese竹 “bamboo (Classifier: 枝; 棵 m; 根 m; 轆/辘 c)”
  • characterChinese能 “a kind of bear”

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