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用
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Definitions
- 1. to use
- 2. to employ
- 3. to have to
- 4. to eat or drink
- 5. expense or outlay
- 6. usefulness
- 7. hence
- 8. therefore
Example Sentences
1 shown用 鉛筆寫。
Sentence data courtesy of Tatoeba.org.
Words Containing 用
interactive theory
to follow orders
the strong force (in nuclear physics)
photosynthesis
to use (sth) in an ingenious way
to interact
catabolism (biology)
to take the medicine orally
everyday implement
expense claim form
to stop using
credit rating
zymolysis
ingredients
to multitask
plug and play (computing)
to use anywhere, anytime (card, ticket etc)
to provide
to shift (funds)
A debt of blood must be paid in blood.
function
toilet paper
to wear out (tools)
(computing) global scope
meal times
not need
see 知人善任[zhī rén shàn rèn]
to enjoy
weak interaction (physics)
pragmatism
to eat; to consume
usefulness
hand-used
commonly used phrase
recycle
You're welcome
to employ by examination
to put in an important position
General Motors
credit union
diligent
using a talented person in an insignificant position (idiom)
applied mathematics
to exchange for (sth of equal value or utility)
backup ring
land use plan (official P.R.C. government term)
other use
breast milk substitute
multimeter
hot-desking
to enjoy (i.e. have the use or benefit of)
to eat
to not use all of
to be of use
intention
to tear down and reuse
phagocytosis (ingesting and destroying foreign matter)
weathering (of rocks)
useless
to occupy
to use habitually
to apply mechanically
multipurpose
\keep the change\ (restaurant expression)
electromagnetic interaction (between particles)
to use illegitimately
bath product
digital subscriber line (DSL)
credit card
to adopt
quantity used; usage; consumption; dose
quotation
need not
to spend (money)
drinking water
effort
durable goods
expense
pragmatics
to have a fluent command of (idiom)
for use by the emperor
to give oneself leeway (idiom)
volume of use
universal character set UCS
appliance
a hero with no chance of using his might
out of (supply)
daily active users (of a website, service etc)
letter of credit
idiom
to immediately put into practice something one has just learned (idiom)
to use (sth) on its own
comfortable
to adapt for use for another purpose
transpiration
choice of words
alkylation
same as 慢慢吃[màn màn chī]
usage rights
to use (sth) for a purpose other than its original one; to adapt (tools, methods etc) for another purpose
to be able to use; useable; to have a use for
to quote
that goes without saying
to use literary quotations; to use phrases taken from the classics
in order to
abuse of power
to misuse
to employ
Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC)
needed
useless person (originally from Zhuangzi's \A Happy Excursion\ 逍遙遊|逍遥游)
business cost
usage
customer premise equipment
to withstand heavy use
appropriation
to let emotions affect one's decisions
side effect
chemotaxis (movement of leukocytes under chemical stimulus)
usefulness
intended use
useless
having possible military application
limitless supply (of)
the common use romanization system introduced in Taiwan in 2003
to put to use
adopting Western knowledge for its practical uses while keeping Chinese values as the core
cost
common coding for components of Chinese character
application layer (computing)
home-use
medicinal value
to keep for use
used properly
decomposition
practical
obstinate and self-opinionated (idiom)
weapons-usable material
in common usage
metamorphism (geology)
to stop using
application software
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]
credit level
to do two things at once (idiom)
to act on
store credit (credit to be spent at a specified retailer)
credit limit
registered user
to change over to
servant
to use (rules, systems, models etc copied from elsewhere) (often implying that they aren't suited to the new situation)
public phone
to exploit
usage (of a term)
username; user ID
erosion
to dine
synergy
COMAC (Chinese aeronautics company)
subscriber line
don't use a sledgehammer on a nut
to ponder earnestly
credit rating
Standard Interchange Code for Generally Used Chinese Characters, a character encoding standard of Taiwan 1986-1992, aka CNS 11643-1986, where CNS stands for Chinese National Standard
to reuse
assimilation
to employ a stratagem
to use
pocket money
user-network interface
to transfer (for a specific purpose)
usage (i.e. extent of use)
trial period
to have an effect
applied physics
dual-use
(for) civilian use
ease of use
irrevocable letter of credit
effective
to use habitually
terms of use
to hire (an employee)
universality
to utilize
special
General Electric (GE)
client application
plug-and-play
(computing) local scope
to have in one's possession and use when required
see 養兵千日，用兵一時|养兵千日，用兵一时[yǎng bīng qiān rì , yòng bīng yī shí]
(for) military use
to live frugally
everyday words
adequate
applied science
trial product
adult product
Asymmetrical Digital Subscriber Line
to misuse
daily expenses
application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC)
see 網絡語言|网络语言[wǎng luò yǔ yán]
diversion
to misuse
weak interaction (in particle physics)
you're welcome
reserve
virtual private network (VPN)
to apply as before
instrument of credit
to act impetuously (idiom); on an impulse
to use
credit watch
to put to good use
killer application
graphical user interface
unfit for anything
efficacious
to adapt (an idea etc)
catalysis
dedicated network
one cannot concentrate on two things at the same time
Wu Yong, character of 水滸傳|水浒传[shuǐ hǔ zhuàn], nicknamed Resourceful Star 智多星[zhì duō xīng]
(accounting) accrued expense
to share the use of; to have joint use of
to lead military operations with extraordinary skill
instrument console (diving)
to be used for
application programming interface (API)
civil nuclear power
strong interaction (in particle physics)
application software
to access
user-generated content (of a website)
A debt of blood must be paid in blood.
reflex
public
to study sth to apply it
to use for the purpose of
to use sth to the full
the weak force (in particle physics)
abuse of power
applied writing
(physics) available
to quote
Universal Serial Bus, USB (computer)
to share
conjugation
application platform (computing)
industrial and mining area
user
social credit system, a system that incentivizes individuals and businesses by creating consequences for good and bad behavior
(attributive) commercial
domestic electric appliance
to take (medicine)
to keep one's word
petty cash
useful
needless to say; it goes without saying
durable
to need sth urgently
to exert oneself physically
incidental expenses
to select the best (for a job)
network application
not paying attention to anything (idiom); to idle time away
to reuse
graphical user interface (GUI)
common language
credit crisis
Queen's Counsel
have sth ready just in case
user
to prohibit the use of sth
multipurpose
to have no other use or purpose (idiom)
to use letters
committing all manner of crimes
to borrow sth for another use
use; application
to promote
inhibition
idiom
using spies
mass wasting (geology)
polymerization
dominant hand
orogeny (geology)
to use in; to use on; to use for
trustworthiness
General Motors (car company)
articles for daily use
to apply (knowledge etc) creatively and flexibly
user-defined
backup regulator
motive
medicinal use
impressive-looking but useless
application programming interface (API)
to have an ulterior motive (idiom)
articles for use
home computer
practical application
external
business application
useful
inverter, device that converts AC electricity to DC and vice versa
to employ
dissolving
practical value
credit risk
useful
end user
User-Network Interface
sedimentation (geology)
(of a team) to throw oneself into the battle
multiuser
lit. train an army for a thousand days to use it for one morning (idiom)
to assess sb's capabilities and employ him accordingly (idiom); to employ sb competent for the task
no first use (policy for nuclear weapons)
lit. Train an army for a thousand days to use it for an hour. (idiom); fig. extensive preparation eventually pays off
opposite reaction
to put sb in powerful position
catalysis
to skimp
to lease
application
lit. why use a pole-ax to slaughter a chicken? (idiom)
nuclear interaction
network application
ample scope for abilities
amphibious (vehicle)
coupon
a perception that doesn't reflect reality
to undertake mental work
action at a distance (e.g. gravitational force)
to be good at using (sth)
photochemical effect
public switched telephone network
laying hen
to falsely use (sb's identity etc)
inspection copy (of a textbook etc)
to exhaust
usable value
to implement
used up
passenger vehicle
to try sth out
post cibum (pharm.)
personnel expenditure (accountancy)
to choose for some purpose
to use (two words etc) together
correct usage
use
items of expenditure
to creatively combine learning with usage
to eat three square meals a day and do no work (idiom)
to eat a meal
to appoint
to tax one's ingenuity
lit. making little use of great talent
low cost
General Electric (GE)
to be applicable
to start using
to expropriate
(computing) program
strong interaction (governing hadrons in nuclear physics)
user interface
to ponder earnestly
typical use
drink