所能

suǒnéng
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 what one is capable of
  2. 2 one's ability / capacity

Examples

Wǒ huì jǐn wǒ suǒnéng bāngzhù nǐ.
I'll help you to the best of my ability.
Gè jìn suǒnéng, àn láo fēnpèi.
From each according to their ability, to each according to their work.

Tips

grammar
所能 is a -nominalization: + verb turns 'be able' into 'that which one can do'. Almost always appears as 所能 (jìn… suǒnéng, do all in one's power) or 所能 (gè jìn suǒnéng, each contributes what they can — the famous Marxist slogan). On its own it's bookish.

Stroke Order

suǒ
néng