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Stroke order
用 is written in 5 strokes.
- 用
Senses
- 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
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
用 is pronounced yòng and means “ใช้”. 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.