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yòng

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yòng Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
yòng | yong4
English translation
commission (for middleman)
brokerage fee
to hire
to employ
servant
hired laborer
domestic help
to hire, to employ; commission; servant

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About yòng

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Number of strokes

7

Traditional form

yōng

Contains the radical

rén

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

Learning hint

An employed  yòng  person  rén yòng also provides the pronunciation

Etymology of yòng

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

亻用

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Example sentences using yòng

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官员 guān yuán men zhuàn le Qián , 经纪人 jīng jì rén 得到 dé dào le 优厚 yōu hòu de 佣金 yòng jīn .

The officials made money, and the brokers received a fat commission.

推销员 tuī xiāo yuán de 基本 jīběn 薪资 xīn zī hěn ,他们 tā men zhēng 的大部分 bùfen Qián 来自 láizì 佣金 yòng jīn .

Door - to - door salesmen usually have a low basic wage and earn most of their money on commission.

汤姆 Tāng mǔ suī qióng , dàn 永不 yǒng bù 受雇 shòu gù dāng 佣人 yōng rén .

Though poor, Tom never hires out to do servants'work.

对面 duìmiàn shū 住房 zhù fáng de chuāng xià ,不时 bùshí yǒu 女佣 nǚ yōng duān zhāo wǎn dié 经过 jīngguò .

Servants carrying platters : of food occasionally passed by Uncle Ke - an's window.

女佣 nǚ yōng Zhāng sǎo 连忙 liánmáng Shèng le liǎng wǎn fàn lái .

A maid quickly served them bowls of rice.

Words with yòng

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
雇佣 gùyōng to employ雇傭
佣金 yòng jīn commission佣金 yòng jīn
女佣 nǚ yōng (female) maid女傭
yòng to hire yōng
佣人 yōng rén servant傭人
佣兵 yōng bīng mercenary傭兵
佣工 yōng gōng servant傭工
帮佣 bāng yōng servant幫傭
佣妇 yōng fù maid傭婦
佣钱 yòng qian commission佣錢

yòng Decomposition & Compounds

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yòng Decomposition

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