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用

yòng

use, employ, apply, operate; use

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Example sentences

  • 没用的!

    Méi yòng de

    That won't work!

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  • 这不实用。

    Zhè bù shí yòng

    It's not practical.

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  • 不用理他。

    Bù yòng lǐ tā

    Do not take any notice of him.

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  • 真的有用。

    Zhēn de yǒu yòng

    It really works.

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Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR), contributed by their community.

Words containing 用

  • 用yòng 4to use; to employ; to have to; to eat or drink; expense or outlay; usefulness; hence; therefore
  • 不用bù yòng 4–4 → 2–4need not
  • 有用yǒu yòng 3–4 useful
  • 使用shǐ yòng 3–4 to use; to employ; to apply; to make use of
  • 作用zuò yòng 4–4 to act on; to affect; action; function; activity; impact; result; effect; purpose; intent; (suffix) -ation, -tion etc, as in 用, inhibition
  • 信用卡xìn yòng kǎ 4–4–3credit card
  • 常用cháng yòng 2–4 in common usage
  • 利用lì yòng 4–4 to exploit; to make use of; to use; to take advantage of; to utilize
  • 费用fèi yòng 4–4 cost; expenditure; expense
  • 采用cǎi yòng 3–4 to adopt; to employ; to use
  • 没用méi yòng 2–4 useless
  • 适用shì yòng 4–4 to be applicable