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用 (yòng): to use

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HSK 3verb

Character info

Pinyin
Meaning: to use
Characters: 1
Part of speech: verb
HSK level: HSK 3
Strokes: 5
Radical: 用
Structure: 独体结构

Full definitions

to use
to make use of
to employ
(coverb) with
using
to need
to have to (usu. used in the negative or in questions)
usefulness
utility
(bound form) expense
outlay
(courteous) to eat
to drink
therefore
to use
to employ
to need
to have to (in negative or question)
with
by means of (coverb)
usefulness
utility
expense
outlay
(literary) hence

Chinese explanation

使用，拿来做事情，例如用笔写字、用水洗菜
花费，消耗，例如用功、用钱
需要，例如不用着急
用处，功能，例如有用、没用。

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5 strokes

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