yòng

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Definitions

  1. 1. to use
  2. 2. to employ
  3. 3. to have to
  4. 4. to eat or drink
  5. 5. expense or outlay
  6. 6. usefulness
  7. 7. hence
  8. 8. therefore

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Words Containing 用

不用
bù yòng

need not

不用说
bù yòng shuō

needless to say; it goes without saying

占用
zhàn yòng

to occupy

使用
shǐ yòng

to use

信用
xìn yòng

trustworthiness

信用卡
xìn yòng kǎ

credit card

借用
jiè yòng

to borrow sth for another use

备用
bèi yòng

reserve

公用
gōng yòng

public

利用
lì yòng

to exploit

副作用
fù zuò yòng

side effect

动用
dòng yòng

to utilize

家用
jiā yòng

home-use

实用
shí yòng

practical

专用
zhuān yòng

special

常用
cháng yòng

in common usage

引用
yǐn yòng

to quote

应用
yìng yòng

to put to use

采用
cǎi yòng

to adopt

日用品
rì yòng pǐn

articles for daily use

有用
yǒu yòng

useful

服用
fú yòng

to take (medicine)

民用
mín yòng

(for) civilian use

没用
méi yòng

useless

滥用
làn yòng

to misuse

用不着
yòng bu zháo

not need

用人
yòng rén

servant

用来
yòng lái

to be used for

用力
yòng lì

to exert oneself physically

用功
yòng gōng

diligent

用品
yòng pǐn

articles for use

用得着
yòng de zháo

to be able to use; useable; to have a use for

用心
yòng xīn

motive

用意
yòng yì

intention

用户
yòng hù

user

用于
yòng yú

to use in; to use on; to use for

用法
yòng fǎ

usage

用处
yòng chu

usefulness

用途
yòng tú

use; application

用餐
yòng cān

to eat a meal

管用
guǎn yòng

efficacious

耐用
nài yòng

durable

聘用
pìn yòng

to employ

试用
shì yòng

to try sth out

试用期
shì yòng qī

trial period

费用
fèi yòng

cost

通用
tōng yòng

to use anywhere, anytime (card, ticket etc)

运用
yùn yòng

to use

适用
shì yòng

to be applicable

选用
xuǎn yòng

to choose for some purpose

食用
shí yòng

to eat; to consume

饮用水
yǐn yòng shuǐ

drinking water

一心多用
yī xīn duō yòng

to multitask

一心二用
yī xīn èr yòng

to do two things at once (idiom)

三用表
sān yòng biǎo

instrument console (diving)

三军用命
sān jūn yòng mìng

(of a team) to throw oneself into the battle

不中用
bù zhōng yòng

unfit for anything

不可撤销信用证
bù kě chè xiāo xìn yòng zhèng

irrevocable letter of credit

不用客气
bù yòng kè qi

you're welcome

不用找
bù yòng zhǎo

\keep the change\ (restaurant expression)

不用谢
bù yòng xiè

You're welcome

不首先使用
bù shǒu xiān shǐ yòng

no first use (policy for nuclear weapons)

中国商用飞机
zhōng guó shāng yòng fēi jī

COMAC (Chinese aeronautics company)

中国民用航空局
zhōng guó mín yòng háng kōng jú

Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC)

中用
zhōng yòng

useful

中看不中用
zhōng kàn bù zhōng yòng

impressive-looking but useless

中体西用
zhōng tǐ xī yòng

adopting Western knowledge for its practical uses while keeping Chinese values as the core

乘用车
chéng yòng chē

passenger vehicle

享用
xiǎng yòng

to enjoy (i.e. have the use or benefit of)

人群管理特别用途车
rén qún guǎn lǐ tè bié yòng tú chē

specialized crowd management vehicle, a riot control vehicle equipped with a water cannon, commonly known as water cannon vehicle 水炮車|水炮车[shuǐ pào chē]

他用
tā yòng

other use

任用
rèn yòng

to appoint

低费用
dī fèi yòng

low cost

作用力
zuò yòng lì

effort

作用理论
zuò yòng lǐ lùn

interactive theory

使用价值
shǐ yòng jià zhí

usable value

使用数量
shǐ yòng shù liàng

usage (i.e. extent of use)

使用条款
shǐ yòng tiáo kuǎn

terms of use

使用权
shǐ yòng quán

usage rights

使用者
shǐ yòng zhě

user

使用量
shǐ yòng liàng

volume of use

侵蚀作用
qīn shí zuò yòng

erosion

信用危机
xìn yòng wēi jī

credit crisis

信用社
xìn yòng shè

credit union

信用等级
xìn yòng děng jí

credit level

信用观察
xìn yòng guān chá

credit watch

信用评等
xìn yòng píng děng

credit rating

信用评级
xìn yòng píng jí

credit rating

信用证
xìn yòng zhèng

letter of credit

信用证券
xìn yòng zhèng quàn

instrument of credit

信用额
xìn yòng é

credit limit

信用风险
xìn yòng fēng xiǎn

credit risk

停用
tíng yòng

to stop using

备用二级头呼吸器
bèi yòng èr jí tóu hū xī qì

backup regulator

备用环
bèi yòng huán

backup ring

备而不用
bèi ér bù yòng

have sth ready just in case

催化作用
cuī huà zuò yòng

catalysis

雇用
gù yòng

to employ

俭用
jiǎn yòng

to skimp

光化作用
guāng huà zuò yòng

photochemical effect

光合作用
guāng hé zuò yòng

photosynthesis

内用
nèi yòng

to take the medicine orally

全局作用域
quán jú zuò yòng yù

(computing) global scope

两用
liǎng yòng

dual-use

公用交换电话网
gōng yòng jiāo huàn diàn huà wǎng

public switched telephone network

公用电话
gōng yòng diàn huà

public phone

共用
gòng yòng

to share the use of; to have joint use of

共轭作用
gòng è zuò yòng

conjugation

典型用途
diǎn xíng yòng tú

typical use

再使用
zài shǐ yòng

to reuse

再利用
zài lì yòng

to reuse

冒用
mào yòng

to falsely use (sb's identity etc)

分解作用
fēn jiě zuò yòng

decomposition

别有用心
bié yǒu yòng xīn

to have an ulterior motive (idiom)

别无他用
bié wú tā yòng

to have no other use or purpose (idiom)

刚愎自用
gāng bì zì yòng

obstinate and self-opinionated (idiom)

割鸡焉用牛刀
gē jī yān yòng niú dāo

lit. why use a pole-ax to slaughter a chicken? (idiom)

功用
gōng yòng

function

化用
huà yòng

to adapt (an idea etc)

协同作用
xié tóng zuò yòng

synergy

即插即用
jí chā jí yòng

plug-and-play

卵用鸡
luǎn yòng jī

laying hen

反作用
fǎn zuò yòng

opposite reaction

反射作用
fǎn shè zuò yòng

reflex

反用换流器
fǎn yòng huàn liú qì

inverter, device that converts AC electricity to DC and vice versa

取之不尽,用之不竭
qǔ zhī bù jìn , yòng zhī bù jié

limitless supply (of)

取用
qǔ yòng

to access

受用
shòu yòng

to enjoy

受用
shòu yong

comfortable

另用
lìng yòng

diversion

可供军用
kě gōng jūn yòng

having possible military application

合用
hé yòng

to share

同化作用
tóng huà zuò yòng

assimilation

吞噬作用
tūn shì zuò yòng

phagocytosis (ingesting and destroying foreign matter)

吴用
wú yòng

Wu Yong, character of 水滸傳|水浒传[shuǐ hǔ zhuàn], nicknamed Resourceful Star 智多星[zhì duō xīng]

商业应用
shāng yè yìng yòng

business application

商用
shāng yòng

(attributive) commercial

启用
qǐ yòng

to start using

善用
shàn yòng

to be good at using (sth)

单用
dān yòng

to use (sth) on its own

图像用户介面
tú xiàng yòng hù jiè miàn

graphical user interface

图形用户界面
tú xíng yòng hù jiè miàn

graphical user interface (GUI)

土地利用规划
tǔ dì lì yòng guī huà

land use plan (official P.R.C. government term)

外用
wài yòng

external

多用
duō yòng

multipurpose

多用户
duō yòng hù

multiuser

多用途
duō yòng tú

multipurpose

够用
gòu yòng

adequate

大才小用
dà cái xiǎo yòng

lit. making little use of great talent

大材小用
dà cái xiǎo yòng

using a talented person in an insignificant position (idiom)

大用
dà yòng

to put sb in powerful position

套用
tào yòng

to use (rules, systems, models etc copied from elsewhere) (often implying that they aren't suited to the new situation)

好用
hǎo yòng

useful

妙用
miào yòng

to use (sth) in an ingenious way

字根通用码
zì gēn tōng yòng mǎ

common coding for components of Chinese character

学以致用
xué yǐ zhì yòng

to study sth to apply it

守信用
shǒu xìn yòng

to keep one's word

客户应用
kè hù yìng yòng

client application

家用电器
jiā yòng diàn qì

domestic electric appliance

家用电脑
jiā yòng diàn nǎo

home computer

实用主义
shí yòng zhǔ yì

pragmatism

实用价值
shí yòng jià zhí

practical value

实际应用
shí jì yìng yòng

practical application

宽打窄用
kuān dǎ zhǎi yòng

to give oneself leeway (idiom)

专用网路
zhuān yòng wǎng lù

dedicated network

专用集成电路
zhuān yòng jí chéng diàn lù

application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC)

局部作用域
jú bù zuò yòng yù

(computing) local scope

崩坏作用
bēng huài zuò yòng

mass wasting (geology)

工矿用地
gōng kuàng yòng dì

industrial and mining area

常用品
cháng yòng pǐn

everyday implement

常用字
cháng yòng zì

everyday words

引用句
yǐn yòng jù

quotation

弱作用
ruò zuò yòng

weak interaction (physics)

弱作用力
ruò zuò yòng lì

the weak force (in particle physics)

弱相互作用
ruò xiāng hù zuò yòng

weak interaction (in particle physics)

强作用
qiáng zuò yòng

strong interaction (governing hadrons in nuclear physics)

强作用力
qiáng zuò yòng lì

the strong force (in nuclear physics)

强相互作用
qiáng xiāng hù zuò yòng

strong interaction (in particle physics)

征用
zhēng yòng

to expropriate

御用
yù yòng

for use by the emperor

御用大律师
yù yòng dà lǜ shī

Queen's Counsel

循环使用
xún huán shǐ yòng

recycle

心无二用
xīn wú èr yòng

one cannot concentrate on two things at the same time

心理作用
xīn lǐ zuò yòng

a perception that doesn't reflect reality

急用
jí yòng

to need sth urgently

情趣用品
qíng qù yòng pǐn

adult product

意气用事
yì qì yòng shì

to let emotions affect one's decisions

感情用事
gǎn qíng yòng shì

to act impetuously (idiom); on an impulse

慢用
màn yòng

same as 慢慢吃[màn màn chī]

惯用
guàn yòng

to use habitually

惯用手
guàn yòng shǒu

dominant hand

惯用语
guàn yòng yǔ

commonly used phrase

应用层
yìng yòng céng

application layer (computing)

应用平台
yìng yòng píng tái

application platform (computing)

应用数学
yìng yòng shù xué

applied mathematics

应用文
yìng yòng wén

applied writing

应用物理
yìng yòng wù lǐ

applied physics

应用科学
yìng yòng kē xué

applied science

应用程序
yìng yòng chéng xù

(computing) program

应用程序接口
yìng yòng chéng xù jiē kǒu

application programming interface (API)