用 yòng▶ menggunakan

Stroke order

用 is written in 5 strokes.

• 用

Senses

1. to use; to make use of; to employ
2. (coverb) with; using
3. to need; to have to (usu. used in the negative or in questions)
4. usefulness; utility
5. (bound form) expense; outlay
6. (courteous) to eat; to drink
7. (literary) hence; therefore

Example sentences

• 我用手机看书。Wǒ yòng shǒujī kàn shū.I read books on my phone.
• 这个杯子还能用。Zhège bēizi hái néng yòng.This cup can still be used.

Related words

• 信用卡Kartu kredit
• 作用Efek
• 使用Menggunakan; pakai
• 利用memanfaatkan
• 实用Praktis
• 应用aplikasi

用 is pronounced yòng and means “menggunakan”. HSK 3 places it in the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, the standardised measure of Chinese proficiency. There is a real difference between having seen 用 and being able to use it, and cramming a list flatters the first while doing little for the second. LexiTrail shows you the word again at the point your recall of it is about to lapse.