用

用 in English

yòng verb HSK3
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

Measure word

  • 本 běn (bound form) root; stem; (bound form) origin; source; (bound form) one's own; this; (bound form) this; the current... attested in use
  • 封 fēng to confer; to grant; to bestow a title; to seal; classifier for sealed objects, esp. letters attested in use

Stroke order

Le caractère 用 tracé avec le numéro de chaque trait à son point de départ
Numbered strokes
Stroke-by-stroke animation of the character 用 Show the animation

Stroke data from Make Me a Hanzi, derived from the Arphic PL fonts under the Arphic Public License.

How it used to be written

Forms, sources and dates: the 字形演變 database of 小學堂, Academia Sinica, public domain (CC0).

Examples

  • ­我回来就解释给你听怎么用。

    I'll explain to you how to use it when I come back.

  • "谢谢。" "不用谢。"

    "Thank you." "You're welcome."

  • “我可不可以用你的笔？” “嗯，可以。”

    "May I use your pencil?" "Yes, you may."

  • “我可以用电话吗？”“请便。”

    "May I use the phone?" "Please feel free."

  • Ben学会了不用火柴就能生火。

    Ben learned to make a fire without matches.

  • Facebook用户数量超过美国人口。

    The amount of people on Facebook is greater than the population of the United States of America.

  • Jim为她用钢琴伴奏。

    Jim accompanied her on the piano.

  • Linux是一个免费的操作系统。你应该去试用一下。

    Linux is a free operating system; you should try it.

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