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Character Breakdown

才能 consists of 2 characters.

ability, talent, just now, only then

to be able to; can

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More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 才能.

Words with 才

刚才gāng cáiHSK 3
只有……才……zhǐ yǒu ……cáiHSK 3
人才rén cái
口才kǒu cái
天才tiān cái
成才chéng cái
才华cái huá
才干cái gàn

Words with 能

可能kě néngHSK 2
能力néng lìHSK 4
万能wàn néng
体能tǐ néng
全能quán néng
功能gōng néng
只能zhǐ néng
性能xìng néng

Example Sentences with 才能

dào稻

gǔ谷

xū需

yào要

shài晒

gàn干

cái才

néng能

chǔ储

cún存

。

Unhusked rice needs to be dried before storage.

tā他

cóng从

xiǎo小

jiù就

biǎo表

xiàn现

chū出

fēi非

fán凡

de

tā他

hěn很

yǒu有

cái才

néng能

，

shàn擅

cháng长

huì绘

huà

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wǒ我

men们

yào要

jiā加

bèi倍

nǔ努

lì力

的

yīn音

yuè乐

cái才

néng能

。

He showed extraordinary musical talent from a young age.

画

。

He has great talent and is good at painting.

cái

才

néng能

chéng成

gōng功

。

We need to double our efforts to succeed.

tā她

zhǎn展

xiàn现

le了

fēi非

fán凡

de的

lǐng领

dǎo导

cái才

néng能

。

She demonstrated extraordinary leadership skills.

wǒ我

xū需

yào要

xiāo削

qiān铅

bǐ笔

cái才

néng能

xiě写

zuò作

yè业

。

I need to sharpen my pencil to do homework.

miàn面

tuán团

xū需

yào要

shí时

jiān间

fā发

jiào酵

cái才

néng能

péng膨

zhàng胀

。

The dough needs time to ferment before it can rise

chē车

yuán辕

xū需

yào要

xiū修

lǐ理

cái才

néng能

jì继

xù续

shǐ使

yòng用

。

The carriage shaft needs repair to continue use

wǒ我

men们

bì必

xū须

gǎn赶

lù路

cái才

néng能

àn按

shí时

dào到

dá达

。

We must hurry to arrive on time.

zhè这

dào道

tí题

xū需

yào要

dòng动

nǎo脑

jīn筋

cái才

néng能

jiě解

jué决

。

This problem requires using your brain to solve.