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用得上

yòng de shàng

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Definitions

  1. 1. needed
  2. 2. to come in useful

Child Words of 用得上

用
yòng

to use

得
de

structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc

上
shàng

on top

得
děi

to have to

得
dé

to obtain