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Pinyin yòng

Radical

用

Strokes

Definition

to use

Usage

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用 [yòng] 动词 (verb) 【本义】: 使用，采用 (original meaning: use; employ) 1. 使人或物发挥其功能：使～ (make something function: give it use). [En.] use; employ 2. 可供使用的：～品。～具 (available for use: usable items; tools). [En.] appoint 3. 运用(根据事物的特性加以利用) (apply: use according to characteristics). [En.] apply 4. 治理;管理 (administer). [En.] administer 5. 出力;效命 (put forth one's strength). [En.] put forth one's strength 6. 需要 ([En.] need). [En.] need 7. 吃;饮 (eat; drink). [En.] eat; drink 8. 执政;当权 (be in power). [En.] be in power 9. 行事;行动 (act). [En.] act 名词 (noun) 1. 功用;功能 ([En.] function). [En.] functionality 2. 器用;物质 ([En.] materials). [En.] materials 3. 费用，资财 ([En.] cost; expenses). [En.] costs; expenses 介词 (preposition) 1. 因;由 ([En.] with; on). [En.] with; on 2. 凭，拿 ([En.] rely on). [En.] rely on 3. 因，因为 ([En.] because of; for). [En.] because of; for 4. 表示结果，相当于“因而”、“于是” ([En.] hence; therefore; thus). [En.] hence; therefore; thus 5. 表示目的，相当于“为了”、“为的是” ([En.] for). [En.] for

启用 qǐ yòng

to start using / (computing) to enable (a feature)

可用 kě yòng

usable / available

只用 zhǐ yòng

only use / only need

用品 yòng pǐn

articles for use / products / goods

商用车 shāng yòng chē

commercial vehicle

善用 shàn yòng

to be good at using (sth) / to put (sth) to good use

够用 gòu yòng

adequate / sufficient / enough

套用 tào yòng

to copy a set pattern mechanically / to crib

妙用 miào yòng

magical effect

占用 zhàn yòng

to occupy

信用卡 xìn yòng kǎ

credit card

实用 shí yòng

practical / functional / pragmatic / applied (science)

汤用彤 tāng yòng tóng

Tang Yongtong

嵌入式应用 qiàn rù shì yìng yòng

Embedded application

常用 cháng yòng

in common usage

并用 bìng yòng

use simultaneously

应用 yìng yòng

to use / to apply / application / applicable

引用 yǐn yòng

to quote / to cite / to recommend / to appoint / (computing) reference

录用 lù yòng

to hire (an employee)

御用 yù yòng

for use by the emperor / imperial / (derog.) in the pay of the ruler

副作用 fù zuò yòng

side effect

用力 yòng lì

to exert oneself physically

用功 yòng gōng

diligent / industrious (in one's studies) / to study hard / to make great effort

刚愎自用 gāng bì zì yòng

obstinate and self-opinionated (idiom)

用户 yòng hù

user / consumer / subscriber / customer

惯用 guàn yòng

to use habitually / habitual / customary

慎用 shèn yòng

be used with caution

所用 suǒ yòng

use / utilize / employ / apply / make the use of

抑菌作用 yì jūn zuò yòng

bacteriostasis / fungistasis / bacteriostatic action

挪用 nuó yòng

to shift (funds) / to (legitimately) take funds set aside for one purpose in order to use them for another / to embezzle / to misappropriate

农用 nóng yòng

farm-oriented

共用 gòng yòng

commons / public use

用具 yòng jù

appliance / utensil / gear / equipment

兼用 jiān yòng

dual-purpose

改用 gǎi yòng

to change over to / to switch to / to use (sth different)

效用 xiào yòng

usefulness / effectiveness / (economics) utility

施用量 shī yòng liàng

application rate / application amount

施用 shī yòng

to implement / to use

暂用 zàn yòng

temporary use / provisional

服用 fú yòng

to take (medicine)

用材林 yòng cái lín

commercial forest / timber forest

利用 lì yòng

to exploit / to make use of / to use / to take advantage of / to utilize

信用 xìn yòng

to trust / credit (commerce) / trustworthiness / creditworthiness

省吃俭用 shěng chī jiǎn yòng

to live frugally / to economize on food and clothing / to scrimp and save

借用 jiè yòng

to borrow sth for another use / to borrow an idea for one's own use

毫无用处 háo wú yòng chǔ

be utterly useless / be of no use at all / good for nothing / not at all useful

没用 méi yòng

useless

用油 yòng yóu

oil expenses

沿用 yán yòng

to continue to use (old methods) / to apply as before / according to usage

滥用 làn yòng

to misuse / to abuse

混用 hùn yòng

put off

作用 zuò yòng

to act on / to affect / action / function / activity / impact / result / effect / purpose / intent / to play a role / corresponds to English -ity, -ism, -ization / CL:個|个[ge4]

用作 yòng zuò

to use for the purpose of / to serve as

任用 rèn yòng

to appoint / to assign

采用 cǎi yòng

to adopt / to employ / to use

适用 shì yòng

to be applicable

费用 fèi yòng

cost / expenditure / expense / CL:筆|笔[bi3],個|个[ge4]

运用 yùn yòng

to use / to put to use

通用 tōng yòng

common (use) / interchangeable

不用 bù yòng

need not

用来 yòng lái

to be used for

食用 shí yòng

food product / to use as food / edible

禁用 jìn yòng

to prohibit the use of sth / prohibition on use

享用 xiǎng yòng

to enjoy (i.e. have the use or benefit of)

他用 tā yòng

other use / other purpose

用于 yòng yú

use in / use on / use for

相互作用 xiāng hù zuò yòng

to interact / interaction / interplay

租用 zū yòng

to lease / to hire / to rent (sth from sb)

用之不竭 yòng zhī bù jié

be inexhaustible / be in endless supply / will be never used up

用笔 yòng bǐ

with pen

建筑用 jiàn zhù yòng

be used for architecture / used for building

耐用 nài yòng

durable

耗用 hào yòng

consumption

聘用 pìn yòng

to employ / to hire

之用 zhī yòng

For

专用 zhuān yòng

special / dedicated

使用 shǐ yòng

to use / to employ / to apply / to make use of

用膳 yòng shàn

to dine

药用 yào yòng

medicinal use / pharmaceutical

用药 yòng yào

pharmacy

食用菌 shí yòng jūn

edible mushrooms

袭用 xí yòng

take over (sth. that has long been used in the past)

试用 shì yòng

to try something out / on probation

应用软件 yìng yòng ruǎn jiàn

application software

选用 xuǎn yòng

to choose for some purpose / to select and use

用途 yòng tú

use / application

遣词用句 qiǎn cí yòng jù

Wording

雇用 gù yòng

to employ / to hire

需用 xū yòng

Need to use

用餐 yòng cān

to eat a meal

饮用水 yǐn yòng shuǐ

drinking water / potable water

饮用 yǐn yòng

drink / drinking or drinkable (water)

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