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 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 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 能源 néng yuán energy sources / energy 借用 jiè yòng to borrow sth for another use / to borrow an idea for one's own use 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 寄托 寄託 jì tuō to entrust (to sb) / to place (one's hope, energy etc) in / a thing in which one invests (one's hope, energy etc) syn 有色 yǒu sè colored / non-white / non-ferrous (metals) syn 共用 gòng yòng to share the use of / to have joint use of / communal (bathroom) / shared (antenna) / to use, in total, ... syn 节能 節能 jié néng to conserve energy / to minimize energy consumption 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 邪气 邪氣 xié qì evil influence / unhealthy trend / (a person's) evil air / aura of wickedness / (TCM) pathogenic energy (opposite: 正氣|正气[zheng4 qi4], vital energy) syn 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 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 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 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) 能 néng can / to be able to / might possibly / ability / (physics) energy 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 以 yǐ to use / by means of / according to / in order to / because of / at (a certain date or place) 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 儿 兒 r non-syllabic diminutive suffix / retroflex final syn 使 shǐ to make / to cause / to enable / to use / to employ / to send / to instruct sb to do sth / envoy / messenger syn 气 氣 qì gas / air / smell / weather / to make angry / to annoy / to get angry / vital energy / qi syn 神 shén god / deity / supernatural / magical / mysterious / spirit / mind / energy / lively / expressive / look / expression / (coll.) awesome / amazing 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 非 fēi to not be / not / wrong / incorrect / non- / un- / in- / de- / to reproach / to blame / (coll.) to insist on / simply must 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 付出 fù chū to pay / to expend / to invest (energy or time) syn 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 能量 néng liàng energy / capabilities 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 精力 jīng lì energy syn 活力 huó lì energy / vitality / vigor / vital force syn 用不着 用不著 yòng bu zháo not need / have no use for syn 爱人 愛人 ài ren spouse (PRC) / lover (non-PRC) / CL:個|个[ge4] 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 享用 xiǎng yòng to enjoy (i.e. have the use or benefit of) syn 采用 採用 cǎi yòng to adopt / to employ / to use syn 白费 白費 bái fèi to waste (one's energy etc) syn 用场 用場 yòng chǎng use / application syn 竭尽 竭盡 jié jìn to use up / to exhaust syn 管制 guǎn zhì to control / to restrict / (PRC law) non-custodial sentence with specified restrictions on one's activities for up to 3 years (e.g. not to participate in demonstrations) 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 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 献身 獻身 xiàn shēn to commit one's energy to / to devote oneself to / to sacrifice one's life for / (coll.) (of a woman) to give one's virginity to syn 内幕 內幕 nèi mù inside story / non-public information / behind the scenes / internal syn 用途 yòng tú use / application syn 耗尽 耗盡 hào jìn to exhaust / to use up / to deplete / to drain 定律 dìng lǜ scientific law (e.g. law of conservation of energy) / (in human affairs) a generalization based on observation (e.g. "power corrupts") syn 使唤 使喚 shǐ huàn to order sb about / to use sb syn 机动 機動 jī dòng locomotive / motorized / power-driven / adaptable / flexible (use, treatment, timing etc) syn 通行 tōng xíng to go through / to pass through / to be in general use syn 改头换面 改頭換面 gǎi tóu huàn miàn to change outwardly while remaining essentially the same (derog.) (idiom) / (Tw) (non-derogatory) to change considerably / to undergo a transformation syn 民间 民間 mín jiān among the people / popular / folk / non-governmental / involving people rather than governments 太阳能 太陽能 tài yáng néng solar energy 用尽 用盡 yòng jìn to exhaust / to use up completely syn 用作 yòng zuò to use for the purpose of / to serve as syn 好使 hǎo shǐ easy to use / to function well / so that / in order to 通用 tōng yòng to use anywhere, anytime (card, ticket etc) / to be used by everyone (language, textbook etc) / (of two or more things) interchangeable 无济于事 無濟於事 wú jì yú shì (idiom) to no avail / of no use syn 磨损 磨損 mó sǔn to suffer wear and tear / to deteriorate through use / to wear out syn 挪用 nuó yòng to shift (funds) / to (legitimately) take funds set aside for one purpose in order to use them for another / to embezzle / to misappropriate syn 旁观 旁觀 páng guān spectator / non-participant syn 盗用 盜用 dào yòng to use illegitimately / to misappropriate / to embezzle 核能 hé néng nuclear energy syn 家用 jiā yòng home-use / domestic / family expenses / housekeeping money syn 轻巧 輕巧 qīng qiǎo dexterous / deft / easy / light and easy to use / nimble / agile / lithe / graceful syn 透支 tòu zhī (banking) to overdraw / to take out an overdraft / an overdraft / to overspend (i.e. expenditure in excess of revenue) / (old) to draw one's wage in advance / (fig.) to exhaust (one's enthusiasm, energy etc) / to damage a natural resource through overuse syn 惯用 慣用 guàn yòng to use habitually / habitual / customary 红牛 紅牛 hóng niú Red Bull (energy drink) 民用 mín yòng (for) civilian use syn 比划 比劃 bǐ huà to gesture / to use sign language / to gesticulate / to engage in body combat or martial art / to come to blows syn 改用 gǎi yòng to change over to / to switch to / to use (sth different) 热能 熱能 rè néng heat energy syn 爱惜 愛惜 ài xī to cherish / to treasure / to use sparingly syn 实物 實物 shí wù material object / concrete object / original object / in kind / object for practical use / definite thing / reality / matter (physics) syn 发扬 發揚 fā yáng to develop / to make full use of syn 走后门 走後門 zǒu hòu mén (lit.) to enter through the back door / (fig.) to pull strings / to use connections / (fig.) (slang) to have anal sex syn 不济 不濟 bù jì (coll.) no good / of no use syn 公用 gōng yòng public / for public use 高能 gāo néng high energy 动脑筋 動腦筋 dòng nǎo jīn to use one's brains / to think syn 药用 藥用 yào yòng medicinal use / pharmaceutical 御用 禦用 yù yòng for use by the emperor / imperial / (derog.) in the pay of the ruler 选用 選用 xuǎn yòng to choose for some purpose / to select and use syn 合用 hé yòng to share / to use in common / suitable / fit for purpose / useable syn 日用品 rì yòng pǐn articles for daily use / CL:件[jian4],個|个[ge4] syn 原子能 yuán zǐ néng atomic energy 他用 tā yòng other use / other purpose 会话 會話 huì huà (language learning) conversation / dialog / to converse (in a non-native language) / (computing) session / CL:個|个[ge4],次[ci4] syn 