"Use" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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使 shǐ yòng to use / to employ / to apply / to make use of
 lì yòng to exploit / to make use of / to use / to take advantage of / to utilize
 yùn yòng to use / to put to use
 yòng tú use / application
 yǐ to use / by means of / according to / in order to / because of / at (a certain date or place)
 yòng 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 / (literary) hence / therefore
使 shǐ to make / to cause / to enable / to use / to employ / to send / to instruct sb to do sth / envoy / messenger
 cǎi yòng to adopt / to employ / to use
使 shǐ chū to use / to exert
 gǎi yòng to change over to / to switch to / to use (sth different)
 tào yòng to apply (sth hitherto used in a different context) / to use (rules, systems, models etc copied from elsewhere) (often implying that they aren't suited to the new situation) / to borrow (a phrase) / (Tw) (computing) to apply (a style, formatting etc)
 yòng chǎng use / application
 shī yòng to implement / to use
 lián yòng to use (two words etc) together / to use (sth) continuously
 zhuó to wear (clothes) / to contact / to use / to apply
 huó dòng to exercise / to move about / to operate / to use connections (personal influence) / loose / shaky / active / movable / activity / campaign / maneuver / behavior / CL:項|项[xiang4],個|个[ge4]
 yìng yòng to put to use / to apply / practical / applied (science, linguistics etc) / application / practical use / (computing) app
 yòng yú to use in / to use on / to use for
 zhǎng wò to grasp (often fig.) / to control / to seize (initiative, opportunity, destiny) / to master / to know well / to understand sth well and know how to use it / fluency
 yòng pǐn articles for use / products / goods
 tōng yòng to use anywhere, anytime (card, ticket etc) / to be used by everyone (language, textbook etc) / (of two or more things) interchangeable
 jié shěng saving / to save / to use sparingly / to cut down on
 xiāo hào to consume / to use up / to deplete / to expend / (old) news / mail / message
 xuǎn yòng to choose for some purpose / to select and use
 jiè kǒu to use as an excuse / excuse / pretext
 yòng yào drug use
 shí wù material object / concrete object / original object / in kind / object for practical use / definite thing / reality / matter (physics)
 shī zhǎn to use fully / to put to use
 tā yòng other use / other purpose
 yòng shuǐ water use
 hǎo yòng useful / serviceable / effective / handy / easy to use
 gōng yòng public / for public use
 mín yòng (for) civilian use
 fā yáng to develop / to make full use of
 jìn yòng to prohibit the use of sth / to ban / (computing) to disable
 rì yòng daily expenses / of everyday use
 tōng xíng to go through / to pass through / to be in general use
 yòng bu zháo not need / have no use for
 yòng zuò to use for the purpose of / to serve as
 yòng jìn to exhaust / to use up completely
 zhuān zhì (of medicine) to use specifically for the treatment of
 xiǎng yòng to enjoy (i.e. have the use or benefit of)
 jiè yòng to borrow sth for another use / to borrow an idea for one's own use
 jūn yòng (for) military use / military application
 shuā kǎ to use a credit card (or swipe card, smart card etc)
 gòng yòng to share the use of / to have joint use of / communal (bathroom) / shared (antenna) / to use, in total, ...
 qīng qiǎo dexterous / deft / easy / light and easy to use / nimble / agile / lithe / graceful
 mó sǔn to suffer wear and tear / to deteriorate through use / to wear out
 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
 rì yòng pǐn articles for daily use / CL:件[jian4],個|个[ge4]
使 shǐ huàn to order sb about / to use sb
 hào jìn to exhaust / to use up / to deplete / to drain
 yào yòng medicinal use / pharmaceutical
沿 yán yòng to continue to use (old methods) / to apply as before / according to usage
 ài xī to cherish / to treasure / to use sparingly
 yǒu fāng to do things right / to use the correct method
 yǒu xīn rén resolute person / person with aspirations / people who feel / people who use their heads
 shàn yòng to be good at using (sth) / to put (sth) to good use
 yīn dì zhì yí (idiom) to use methods in line with local circumstances
 bù jì (coll.) no good / of no use
 dào yòng to use illegitimately / to misappropriate / to embezzle
 bǐ huà to gesture / to use sign language / to gesticulate / to engage in body combat or martial art / to come to blows
 yòng de zháo to be able to use / useable / to have a use for / (in a question) to be necessary to
 xiǎo qiú sports such as ping-pong and badminton that use small balls / see also 大球[da4 qiu2]
 guàn yòng to use habitually / habitual / customary
 chéng fēng to ride the wind / to use a fair wind / to take an opportunity
 zhuó qíng to use discretion / to take circumstances into account / to make allowances pertinent to a situation
 wú jì yú shì (idiom) to no avail / of no use
 jiè kǒu to use as an excuse / on the pretext / excuse / pretext / also written 借口[jie4 kou3]
 yù yòng for use by the emperor / imperial / (derog.) in the pay of the ruler
 hé yòng to share / to use in common / suitable / fit for purpose / useable
 dòng nǎo to use one's brain
使  land use
 dòng wǔ to use force / to come to blows
 hé lǐ lì yòng reasonable utilization / optimum use
 huó yòng to apply (knowledge etc) creatively and flexibly / to use a word flexibly (e.g. a noun as an adjective)
使 shǐ yòng liàng volume of use / usage amount
 dòng nǎo jīn to use one's brains / to think
 jié jìn to use up / to exhaust
 yì yòng xìng ease of use / usability
使 hǎo shǐ easy to use / to function well / so that / in order to
 zuò jià one's own car (or motorbike) / vehicle for one's private use
 lì yòu to use gain as a lure
 qǔ yòng to access / to make use of
 jiǎ jiè to make use of / to use sth as pretext / under false pretenses / under the guise of / masquerading as / lenient / tolerant / loan character (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 / of forming Chinese characters) / character acquiring meanings by phonetic association / also called phonetic loan
 zhé to wear (clothes) / to contact / to use / to apply
 qǔ cháng bǔ duǎn lit. use others' strengths to make up for one's weak points (idiom from Mencius) / to use this in place of that / what you lose on the swings, you win on the roundabouts
 shī bào to use violence / to attack / to assault
 xiàn shēn shuō fǎ to talk from one's personal experience / to use oneself as an example
 mào yòng to falsely use (sb's identity etc)
 qióng jìn to use up / to exhaust / to probe to the bottom / limit / end
 yǐ quán móu sī to use one's position for personal gain (idiom)
 yòng zì to use letters / to use words / diction
 rù yào to use in medicine
 dòng (of sth) to move / to set in movement / to displace / to touch / to make use of / to stir (emotions) / to alter / abbr. for 動詞|动词[dong4 ci2], verb
 zhuǎn yòng to adapt for use for another purpose
 dà qiú sports such as soccer, basketball and volleyball that use large balls / see also 小球[xiao3 qiu2]
 bái dā no use / no good
 liú yòng to keep for use / to retain sth / to keep sb in his job
 dòng cū to use violence (against sb) / to strong-arm sb / to manhandle
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