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用

yòng

to use; to make use of; to employ

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Meaning of 用 in English

yòngHSK 3verbSyllabus #941
  1. to use; to make use of; to employ
  2. to need; to have to (usu. used in the negative or in questions)
  3. (coverb) with; using
  4. usefulness; utility
  5. (courteous) to eat; to drink
  6. (literary) hence; therefore
  7. (bound form) expense; outlay

Example sentences

  1. 葡萄酒是用葡萄做成的。
    pú táo jiǔ shì yòng pú táo zuò chéng de。
    Wine is made from grapes.
    Tatoeba #838555 by Martha · #29226 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR
  2. 她用一个微笑迎接了我。
    tā yòng yí gè wēi xiào yíng jiē le wǒ。
    She greeted me with a smile.
    Tatoeba #791348 by fucongcong · #316604 by Eldad · CC BY 2.0 FR
  3. 我们用了一整天打扑克。
    wǒ men yòng le yī zhěng tiān dǎ pū kè。
    We played poker the entire day.
    Tatoeba #4765458 by ryanwoo · #4768074 by garborg · CC BY 2.0 FR

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HSK words with 用

不用HSK 3常用HSK 3有用HSK 3信用卡HSK 3费用HSK 4使用HSK 4用来HSK 4用于HSK 4作用HSK 4采用HSK 5

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