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yòng

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yòng Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
yòng | yong4
English translation
to use
to employ
to have to
to eat or drink
expense or outlay
usefulness
hence
therefore
to use, to employ, to apply; use

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About yòng

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Number of strokes

5

Radical frequency

10

Traditional form

yòng

Contains the radical

yòng

Part of speech

Preposition / 介词 jiè cí Jiècí

Etymology of yòng

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Positional decomposition

jiōng

Explanation

Originally a pictograph of a bucket with a handle on the right side. The current meaning "use" is a phonetic loan.

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Example sentences using yòng

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作为 zuòwéi 计时器 jì shí qì , lòu de 使用 shǐyòng 日晷 rì guǐ Shǐ wéi 普遍 pǔbiàn .

Many ancient Chinese men of letters left behind beautiful verses about the clepsydra.

ǎi de 汉子 hàn zi yòng 颤抖 chàndǒu de 声音 shēngyīn shuì .

The little man's voice was shaky.

( ruò 米饭 mǐfàn shì shèng de Liáng 米饭 mǐfàn , yòng 微波炉 wēi bō lú 稍微 shāowēi zhuǎn 1-2分钟 fēnzhōng .)

Sprinkle with Maggie sauce and add in wasabi if desired.

农夫 nóng fū yòng fān le 一些 yī xiē 埋葬 máizàng de 财宝 cái bǎo .

The ploughman turned up some buried treasure.

bǐng ān suān zài zhuǎn ān 作用 zuòyòng Zhōng 似乎 sìhū shì gēng hǎo de 氨基酸 ān jī suān .

Alanine appears to be the preferred amino acid in the transamination.

Words with yòng

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
yòng to use yòng
使用 shǐyòng to use使用 shǐyòng
作用 zuòyòng to act on作用 zuòyòng
利用 lìyòng to exploit利用 lìyòng
不用 bù yòng need not不用 bù yòng
采用 cǎi yòng to adopt採用
用户 yònghù user用戶
应用 yìngyòng to use應用
费用 fèi yòng cost費用
用于 yòng yú use in用于 yòng yú
运用 yùnyòng to use運用
用来 yòng lái to be used for用來
信用卡 xìnyòngkǎ credit card信用卡 xìnyòngkǎ
适用 shì yòng to be applicable適用
没用 méi yòng useless沒用
管用 guǎn yòng useful管用 guǎn yòng
有用 yǒu yòng useful有用 yǒu yòng
信用 xìn yòng to trust信用 xìn yòng
用品 yòng pǐn products用品 yòng pǐn
服用 fú yòng to take (medicine)服用 fú yòng
实用 shíyòng practical實用
专用 zhuān yòng special專用
用心 yòng xīn motive用心 yòng xīn
用不着 yòng bu zháo not need用不著
通用 tōngyòng common (use)通用 tōngyòng

yòng Decomposition & Compounds

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yòng Decomposition

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yòng Compounds

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  • yòng
    • Piān
      • biǎn
        • biǎn
      • biān
        • bèi , bài , bèi , , bèi
      • piàn , biān , biàn , piān , piān , biān , piān , biān , biān , biǎn , bān , piān , biān , biàn , biǎn , piǎn , pián , biān , , , , , , , , , , , , piàn , piàn , 鯿,
    • yōng
      • yōng , yōng , yōng , yōng , yōng , , , , , , , , yōng
    • yǒng
      • tōng
        • , tōng , tōng ,
      • yǒng
      • tòng , yǒng , tǒng , tǒng , sòng , yǒng , yǒng , yǒng , yǒng , yǒng , yǒng , yǒng , , , sòng , , ,
    • níng
      • ,
    • yōng , yòng , béng , bèi , , béng , yōng , biě , ,
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