Verbmake use of; take advantage of

Animated Stroke Order

Stroke order SVGs for the characters in 利用.
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用 stroke order svg

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Character Breakdown

利用 consists of 2 characters.

How to Use 利用 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 利用 with other words naturally.
Passive + Verbwith
bèi
yòng
neutral
be taken advantage of
Verb + Object
yòng
yuán
neutral
utilize resources
yòng
shí
jiān
neutral
make use of time
Verb + Complementwith起来
yòng
lái
neutralSpoken
put to use
Adverb + Verbwith充分
chōng
fēn
yòng
neutral
make full use of

Example Sentences with 利用

yòng
xiě
I use a pen to write.
qiǎo
miào
yòng
shè
jiāo
méi
xùn
kuò
le
pǐn
pái
yǐng
xiǎng
He skillfully used social media to rapidly expand the brand's influence.
wèi
shén
me
yòng
zhè
nán
de
jià
xíng
ne
Why don't you take advantage of this rare holiday to travel?
yòng
kòng
xián
shí
jiān
xué
yīng
He uses his free time to study English.
cóng
yòng
péng
yǒu
de
xìn
rèn
wèi
móu
She never takes advantage of her friends' trust for personal gain.
men
yòng
zhè
ge
zhōu
jiā
de
chè
zhěng
xià
We can make use of this weekend to thoroughly organize the clutter at home.
gōng
yòng
xīn
shù
gāo
le
shēng
chǎn
xiào
The company uses new technology to improve production efficiency.
xué
jiā
men
zhèng
shì
yòng
yīn
biān
shù
gōng
mǒu
xiē
chuán
xìng
bìng
Scientists are attempting to use gene-editing technology to overcome certain genetic diseases.