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使用 shǐyòng

使用 shǐyòng Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 4 English Translations of the word 使用 shǐyòng .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
shǐyòng | shi3 yong4
English translation
to use
to employ
to apply
to make use of

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Traditional form

使用 shǐyòng

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí
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Etymology of 使用 shǐyòng

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使 shǐ

Type

ideographic

Explanation

The characters Shǐ (history), (government official), 使 shǐ (cause; use; instruct), and shì (matter; work; affair) are all etymologically related and all derive from the same ancient character, depicting a hand ( yòu ) holding some object. There are various theorie

Positional decomposition

亻吏

Number of Strokes

8
yòng

Explanation

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

Positional decomposition

jiōng

Number of Strokes

5

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Example sentences using 使用 shǐyòng

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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.

许多 xǔduō 公司 gōngsī 工厂 gōngchǎng de 建筑 jiànzhù mài 出去 chū qù , 然后 ránhòu zài 回来 huí lai 使用 shǐyòng .

Many more firms are selling the buildings in which their factories are, and leasing them back.

Néng Jiào 如何 rúhé 使用 shǐyòng 这个 zhè ge 照相机 zhàoxiàngjī ?

Can you show me how I can handle this camera?

计算机 jì suàn jī xiàn 普及 pǔjí --公司 gōngsī jiāng 使用 shǐyòng .

Computers are everywhere now our firm is switching over soon.

使用 shǐyòng zhù zài 关岛 Guān Dǎo de B-52轰炸机 hōng zhà jī , yòu 未免太小题大 zuò le .

Using B - 52 s based in Guam seemed to be an overreaction.

使用 shǐyòng Decomposition

See the 5 Chinese characters that make up 使用 shǐyòng and their own compounds.

使用 shǐyòng Compounds

See all 87 Chinese words that contain the characters that make up the word 使用 shǐyòng in their composition.

  • 使 shǐ
    • 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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