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常用 (cháng yòng): In common usage (adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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常 • cháng • constant, regular, ordinary • HSK 3.0 · L3
HSK 3.0 · L3
cháng
常
constant, regular, ordinary
用 • yòng • to use • HSK 3.0 · L3
HSK 3.0 · L3
yòng
用
to use
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Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 常用.
Words with
常
非常
fēi cháng
extremely
常常
cháng cháng
frequently
常见
cháng jiàn
commonly seen
经常
jīng cháng
often; regularly
正常
zhèng cháng
normal; fine; generally speaking
常识
cháng shí
general knowledge
平常
píng cháng
ordinarily; generally; usually
日常
rì cháng
day-to-day; everyday; usual
Words with
用
不用
bù yòng
need not
有用
yǒu yòng
useful
信用卡
xìn yòng kǎ
credit card
作用
zuò yòng
effect
使用
shǐ yòng
use
用于
yòng yú
to use in; to use on; to use for
用来
yòng lái
to be used for
费用
fèi yòng
cost
4.
Example Sentences with 常用
qiū
蚯
yǐn
蚓
shì
是
cháng
常
yòng
用
de
的
diào
钓
ěr
饵
。
Earthworms are commonly used as fishing bait.
kāng
糠
quán
醛
cháng
常
yòng
用
yú
于
gōng
工
yè
业
shēng
生
chǎn
产
zhè
这
ge
个
cí
词
yǔ
语
zài
在
kǒu
口
yǔ
语
zhōng
中
bìng
并
bù
chū
出
mén
门
lǚ
旅
xíng
行
shí
时
，
qiè
切
jì
记
dài
带
hǎo
zhè
这
ge
个
shēng
生
pì
僻
zì
字
de
的
piān
偏
páng
旁
，
wǒ
zhōng
中
。
Furfural is commonly used in industrial production.
不
cháng
常
yòng
用
。
This word is not commonly used in spoken language.
好
shēn
身
fèn
份
zhèng
证
hé
和
cháng
常
yòng
用
yào
药
pǐn
品
。
When traveling, keep in mind to bring your ID card and common medicines.
我
cóng
从
wèi
未
zài
在
cháng
常
yòng
用
zì
字
lǐ
里
jiàn
见
guò
过
。
I have never seen the radical of this rare character in common characters.
