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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 employ / to have to / to eat or drink / expense or outlay / usefulness / hence / therefore
 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 / Taiwan pr. [yong4 chang2]
 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 use in / use on / 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 use up / to consume
 xuǎn yòng to choose for some purpose / to select and use
 jiè kǒu to use as an excuse / on the pretext / 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
退 tuì yì to retire from the military, sport etc / to demobilize / to decommission / retired from use
 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
 huà míng to use an alias / assumed name / pseudonym
 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 not 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 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
 xù háng endurance / long-term continuous travel or use
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
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