无能

無能

wúnéng

adjective HSK 7-9 #5,841

Meanings

1 incompetent; incapable
2 useless; good-for-nothing

Characters

ability; capable

Literally 'without ability' - a blunt and harsh judgment of someone's competence.

Examples

HSK 2

他觉得自己很无能。

Tā juéde zìjǐ hěn wúnéng.

He feels he is useless.

HSK 3

这个经理太无能了。

Zhège jīnglǐ tài wúnéng le.

This manager is utterly incompetent.

Stroke Order

无 wú

能 néng