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 安静 安靜 ān jìng quiet / peaceful / calm syn 安 ān (bound form) calm / peaceful / to calm / to set at ease / safe / secure / in good health / content / satisfied (as in 安於|安于[an1yu2]) / to place (sb) in a suitable position (job) / to install / to fix / to fit / to bring (a charge against sb) / to harbor (certain intentions) / ampere (abbr. for 安培[an1pei2]) syn 和平 hé píng peace / peaceful syn 平 píng flat / level / equal / to tie (make the same score) / to draw (score) / calm / peaceful / abbr. for 平聲|平声[ping2 sheng1] 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 安宁 安寧 ān níng peaceful / tranquil / calm / composed / free from worry syn 安顿 安頓 ān dùn to find a place for / to help settle down / to arrange for / undisturbed / peaceful 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 清静 清靜 qīng jìng quiet / peaceful and quiet syn 和睦 hé mù peaceful relations / harmonious syn 祥和 xiáng hé auspicious and peaceful syn 清净 清淨 qīng jìng peaceful / quiet / tranquil / purified of defiling illusion (Buddhism) syn 和平共处 和平共處 hé píng gòng chǔ peaceful coexistence of nations, societies etc 共用 gòng yòng to share the use of / to have joint use of / communal (bathroom) / shared (antenna) / to use, in total, ... syn 安生 ān shēng peaceful / restful / quiet / still syn 沉静 沉靜 chén jìng peaceful / quiet / calm / gentle syn 恬静 恬靜 tián jìng still / peaceful / quiet syn 幽静 幽靜 yōu jìng quiet / secluded / isolated / peaceful 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 安闲 安閒 ān xián peaceful and carefree / leisurely syn 承平 chéng píng (successive periods of) peace and prosperity / peaceful 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 和平统一 和平統一 hé píng tǒng yī peaceful reunification 闲居 閑居 xián jū to lead a quiet and peaceful life in retirement / to stay home with nothing to do / to lead a solitary life syn 和平共处五项原则 和平共處五項原則 hé píng gòng chǔ wǔ xiàng yuán zé Zhou Enlai's Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence / 1954 Panchsheel series of agreements between PRC and India 安谧 安謐 ān mì tranquil / peaceful syn 泰 tài safe / peaceful / most / grand syn 康 kāng healthy / peaceful / abundant 幽 yōu remote / hidden away / secluded / serene / peaceful / to imprison / in superstition indicates the underworld / ancient district spanning Liaonang and Hebei provinces 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 恬 tián quiet / calm / tranquil / peaceful 靖 jìng (bound form) peaceful / (bound form) to pacify / to suppress 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) 谧 謐 mì (literary) quiet / peaceful / tranquil syn 甯 níng peaceful 敉 mǐ peaceful 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 使 shǐ to make / to cause / to enable / to use / to employ / to send / to instruct sb to do sth / envoy / messenger 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 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 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 用不着 用不著 yòng bu zháo not need / have no use for 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 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 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 耗尽 耗盡 hào jìn to exhaust / to use up / to deplete / to drain 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 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 盗用 盜用 dào yòng to use illegitimately / to misappropriate / to embezzle 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 惯用 慣用 guàn yòng to use habitually / habitual / customary 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) 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 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 他用 tā yòng other use / other purpose 穷尽 窮盡 qióng jìn to use up / to exhaust / to probe to the bottom / limit / end syn 