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用 (yòng): Stroke Order, Meaning & How to Write | HSK 3

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4.

HSK Vocabulary: 用

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信用卡

xìn yòng kǎ

credit card

作用

zuò yòng

effect

使用

5.

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Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 用 is used in context

lǚ旅

xíng行

fèi费

yòng用

xū需

yào要

tí

Information

Pinyinyòng

Meaningto use

Strokes5

Radical用

Traditional用

StructureSingle Body

Frequency#553

Zhuyinㄩㄥˋ

UnicodeU+7528

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shǐ yòng

use

HSK 4

利用

lì yòng

make use of; take advantage of

实用

shí yòng

practical; pragmatic; functional

应用

yìng yòng

use; app; application

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日用品

rì yòng pǐn

articles for everyday use

用功

yòng gōng

hardworking; diligent; studious

用途

yòng tú

use

运用

yùn yòng

utilise; apply; put to use

引用

yǐn yòng

quote; cite; recommend

用户

yòng hù

user; subscriber; consumer

耐用

nài yòng

durable; stand wear and tear

通用

tōng yòng

be in common use; be current

不用

bù yòng

need not

提

qián前

yù预

suàn算

。

Travel costs need to be budgeted in advance.

qǐng请

zhèng正

què确

shǐ使

yòng用

zhè这

ge个

gōng工

jù具

。

Please use this tool correctly.

Qǐng请

yòng用

zhè这

zhī支

bǐ笔

xiě写

zì字

。

Please use this pen to write.

zhè这

běn本

shū书

duì对

wǒ我

hěn很

yǒu有

yòng用

。

This book is very useful to me.

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