全能

• Pinyin: quán néng
• Hanzi breakdown: 全 = 人 + 王 (complete/whole); 能 = 月 + 匕 + 匕 (ability — a bear-like creature symbolising strength and versatility)

Meaning

Omnipotent; all-capable; able to excel in all areas; highly versatile across multiple domains without obvious weaknesses.

全能选手 (all-around athlete), 全能冠军 (all-around champion). In theology, 全能的上帝 (the omnipotent God). In everyday use, describes a person who is impressively capable across many different areas. Often admiring in tone.

Examples

1. 这位运动员在体操全能比赛中夺得金牌，充分展示了她在各个单项上的均衡技术实力。 She won gold in the gymnastics all-around, fully showcasing her well-rounded skills across every event.
2. 在许多初创公司里，创始人往往要扮演全能角色，身兼产品设计、市场推广与财务管理数职。 In many startups, founders often have to be an all-purpose generalist, handling everything from product design to marketing to financial management.
3. 没有人是真正全能的，每个人都有自己的专长与局限，团队协作的意义正在于此。 No one is truly all-capable; everyone has strengths and limits, and that’s exactly why teamwork matters.

Usage Guide

Context: sports, theology, business, general praise

Tone: positive

Do Say

• 这名年轻工程师精通硬件设计、软件开发与系统集成，被同事们称为团队中的全能人才。(This young engineer is proficient in hardware design, software development, and systems integration, and is regarded by colleagues as an all-around talent on the team.)
• 体操全能项目要求运动员在单杠、双杠、吊环、跳马等多个单项上均达到高水平，是衡量体操运动员综合实力的核心赛事。(The gymnastics all-around competition requires athletes to reach a high level across multiple apparatus, and is the core event for measuring a gymnast's overall capability.)

Don't Say

• 这台机器全能工作 — use 这台机器功能全面 or 这台机器用途广泛; 全能 describes beings or people with comprehensive capabilities, not inanimate machines with multiple functions

Origin & History

全 (complete/all) + 能 (ability/capability) — possessing complete capability; able to do everything

Cultural Context

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal