用 yòng to use / to make use of / to employ / (coverb) with / using / to need / to have to (usu. used in the negative or in questions) / usefulness / utility / (bound form) expense / outlay / (courteous) to eat / to drink / (literary) hence / therefore syn 先 xiān beforehand / first / earlier / at first / originally / for the time being / for now / (prefix) my late (in referring to deceased relatives older than oneself) syn 首先 shǒu xiān first (of all) / in the first place syn 利用 lì yòng to exploit / to make use of / to use / to take advantage of / to utilize syn 使用 shǐ yòng to use / to employ / to apply / to make use of syn 最初 zuì chū first / primary / initial / original / at first / initially / originally syn 运用 運用 yùn yòng to use / to put to use syn 用于 yòng yú to use in / to use on / to use for syn 借用 jiè yòng to borrow sth for another use / to borrow an idea for one's own use syn 初次 chū cì for the first time / first (meeting, attempt etc) syn 一大早 yī dà zǎo at dawn / at first light / first thing in the morning syn 施展 shī zhǎn to use fully / to put to use syn 应用 應用 yìng yòng to put to use / to apply / practical / applied (science, linguistics etc) / application / practical use / (computing) app syn 首选 首選 shǒu xuǎn first choice / premium / to come first in the imperial examinations 首发 首發 shǒu fā first issue / first public showing 首演 shǒu yǎn maiden stage role / first performance / first public showing 共用 gòng yòng to share the use of / to have joint use of / communal (bathroom) / shared (antenna) / to use, in total, ... syn 草拟 草擬 cǎo nǐ first draft / to draw up (a first version) syn 捷足先登 jié zú xiān dēng the quick-footed climb up first (idiom) / the early bird catches the worm / first come, first served syn 初犯 chū fàn first offender / first offense 晨曦 chén xī first rays of morning sun / first glimmer of dawn syn 大副 dà fù first mate / first officer (of a ship) 初一 chū yī first day of lunar month / New Year's Day / first year in junior middle school syn 在先 zài xiān to come first / previous / prior / beforehand / first / formerly syn 破天荒 pò tiān huāng unprecedented / for the first time / never before / first ever syn 首次 shǒu cì first / first time / for the first time syn 假借 jiǎ jiè to make use of / to use sth as pretext / under false pretenses / under the guise of / masquerading as / lenient / tolerant / loan character (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters) / character acquiring meanings by phonetic association / also called phonetic loan syn 取长补短 取長補短 qǔ cháng bǔ duǎn lit. use others' strengths to make up for one's weak points (idiom from Mencius) / to use this in place of that / what you lose on the swings, you win on the roundabouts syn 争先 爭先 zhēng xiān to compete to be first / to contest first place syn 初露锋芒 初露鋒芒 chū lù fēng máng first sign of budding talent / to display one's ability for the first time 元年 yuán nián first year of an emperor's reign / first year of an era / first year of a significant time period 首例 shǒu lì first case / first instance 首季 shǒu jì first season / first quarter 连用 連用 lián yòng to use (two words etc) together / to use (sth) continuously 用字 yòng zì to use letters / to use words / diction 一次 yī cì first / first time / once / (math.) linear (of degree one) 第一时间 第一時間 dì yī shí jiān in the first moments (of sth happening) / immediately (after an event) / first thing 先到 xiān dào first arrival / first return 第一眼 dì yī yǎn at first glance / at first sight 头道 頭道 tóu dào first time / first (round, course, coat of paint etc) 用得着 用得著 yòng de zháo to be able to use / useable / to have a use for / (in a question) to be necessary to 头一回 頭一回 tóu yī huí the first time / for the first time syn 秦代 qín dài Qin dynasty (221-207 BC), founded by the first emperor Qin Shihuang 秦始皇[Qin2 Shi3 huang2], the first dynasty to rule the whole of China 初 chū at first / (at the) beginning / first / junior / basic syn 甲 jiǎ first of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1] / (used for an unspecified person or thing) / first (in a list, as a party to a contract etc) / letter "A" or roman "I" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc / armor plating / shell or carapace / (of the fingers or toes) nail / bladed leather or metal armor (old) / ranking system used in the Imperial examinations (old) / civil administration unit in the baojia 保甲[bao3 jia3] system (old) / ancient Chinese compass point: 75° syn 物尽其用 物盡其用 wù jìn qí yòng to use sth to the full / to make the best use of everything syn 初露头角 初露頭角 chū lù tóu jiǎo lit. to first show one's horns (idiom) / fig. a first show of emerging talent / first sign of emerging talent / budding genius 以夷制夷 yǐ yí zhì yí to use foreigners to subdue foreigners (idiom) / let the barbarians fight it out among themselves (traditional policy of successive dynasties) / Use Western science and technology to counter imperialist encroachment. (late Qing modernizing slogan) 上 shàng (bound form) up / upper / above / previous / first (of multiple parts) / to climb / to get onto / to go up / to attend (class or university) / (directional complement) up / (noun suffix) on / above syn 行 háng row / line / commercial firm / line of business / profession / to rank (first, second etc) among one's siblings (by age) / (in data tables) row / (Tw) column syn 前 qián front / forward / ahead / first / top (followed by a number) / future / ago / before / BC (e.g. 前293年) / former / formerly syn 将 將 jiāng will / shall / to use / to take / to checkmate / just a short while ago / (introduces object of main verb, used in the same way as 把[ba3]) syn 正 zhēng first month of the lunar year syn 第一 dì yī first / number one / primary syn 以 yǐ to use / by means of / according to / in order to / because of / at (a certain date or place) syn 头 頭 tóu head / hair style / the top / end / beginning or end / a stub / remnant / chief / boss / side / aspect / first / leading / classifier for pigs or livestock / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 动 動 dòng (of sth) to move / to set in movement / to displace / to touch / to make use of / to stir (emotions) / to alter / abbr. for 動詞|动词[dong4 ci2], verb syn 使 shǐ to make / to cause / to enable / to use / to employ / to send / to instruct sb to do sth / envoy / messenger syn 本来 本來 běn lái original / originally / at first / it goes without saying / of course syn 原来 原來 yuán lái original / former / originally / formerly / at first / so, actually, as it turns out syn 活动 活動 huó dòng to exercise / to move about / to operate / to use connections (personal influence) / loose / shaky / active / movable / activity / campaign / maneuver / behavior / CL:項|项[xiang4],個|个[ge4] syn 亲 親 qīn parent / one's own (flesh and blood) / relative / related / marriage / bride / close / intimate / in person / first-hand / in favor of / pro- / to kiss / (Internet slang) dear syn 元 yuán currency unit (esp. Chinese yuan) / (bound form) first / original / primary / (bound form) basic / fundamental / (bound form) constituent / part / (prefix) meta- / (math.) argument / variable / era (of a reign) / (Tw) (geology) eon syn 反 fǎn contrary / in reverse / inside out or upside down / to reverse / to return / to oppose / opposite / against / anti- / to rebel / to use analogy / instead / abbr. for 反切[fan3 qie4] phonetic system syn 华盛顿 華盛頓 huá shèng dùn Washington (name) / George Washington (1732-1799), first US president / Washington, US State / Washington, D.C. (US federal capital) 掌握 zhǎng wò to grasp (often fig.) / to control / to seize (initiative, opportunity, destiny) / to master / to know well / to understand sth well and know how to use it / fluency syn 运 運 yùn to move / to transport / to use / to apply / fortune / luck / fate syn 借口 jiè kǒu to use as an excuse / excuse / pretext syn 沙发 沙發 shā fā sofa (loanword) / CL:條|条[tiao2],張|张[zhang1] / (Internet slang) the first reply or replier to a forum post 中尉 zhōng wèi lieutenant (navy) / first lieutenant (army) / subaltern 见识 見識 jiàn shi to gain first-hand knowledge of sth / to experience for oneself / knowledge / experience / insight syn 用不着 用不著 yòng bu zháo not need / have no use for syn 原始 yuán shǐ first / original / primitive / original (document etc) syn 处女 處女 chǔ nǚ virgin / maiden / maiden (voyage etc) / virgin (land) / (a novelist's) first (work) syn 急救 jí jiù to give emergency treatment / first aid syn 着 著 zhé to wear (clothes) / to contact / to use / to apply syn 着 著 zhuó to wear (clothes) / to contact / to use / to apply syn 用品 yòng pǐn articles for use / products / goods syn 头号 頭號 tóu hào first rate / top rank / number one syn 享用 xiǎng yòng to enjoy (i.e. have the use or benefit of) syn 顶级 頂級 dǐng jí top-notch / first-rate syn 目睹 mù dǔ to witness / to see at first hand / to see with one's own eyes syn 采用 採用 cǎi yòng to adopt / to employ / to use syn 起初 qǐ chū originally / at first / at the outset syn 一级 一級 yī jí first class / category A 发起 發起 fā qǐ to originate / to initiate / to launch (an attack, an initiative etc) / to start / to propose sth (for the first time) syn 开张 開張 kāi zhāng to open a business / first transaction of a business day syn 初恋 初戀 chū liàn first love 最先 zuì xiān (the) very first syn 用场 用場 yòng chǎng use / application syn 竭尽 竭盡 jié jìn to use up / to exhaust syn 节省 節省 jié shěng saving / to save / to use sparingly / to cut down on syn 军用 軍用 jūn yòng (for) military use / military application 入学 入學 rù xué to enter a school or college / to go to school for the first time as a child 一次性 yī cì xìng one-off (offer) / one-time / single-use / disposable (goods) 消耗 xiāo hào to consume / to use up / to deplete / to expend / (old) news / mail / message syn 用途 yòng tú use / application syn 救护 救護 jiù hù to rescue / to administer first aid syn 一见钟情 一見鍾情 yī jiàn zhōng qíng to fall in love at first sight (idiom) syn 开价 開價 kāi jià to quote a price / seller's first offer syn 