使用 shǐyòng▶ sử dụng; dùng

Stroke order

使用 is written in 13 strokes across 2 characters.

• 使 — 8 strokes
• 用 — 5 strokes

Senses

1. to use
2. to employ
3. to apply
4. to make use of

Example sentences

• 请正确使用这台机器。Qǐng zhèngquè shǐyòng zhè tái jīqì.Please use this machine correctly.
• 这个软件很多人在使用。Zhège ruǎnjiàn hěn duō rén zài shǐyòng.Many people use this software.

Related words

• 使làm; chế tạo
• 作用Hiệu quả; tác dụng
• 即使ngay cả khi
• 大使馆Đại sứ quán
• 用dùng, sử dụng
• 促使thúc giục; thôi thúc

使用 is pronounced shǐyòng and means “sử dụng; dùng”. HSK 4 is where this word sits in the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, the exam used to grade Chinese proficiency. Reading 使用 and remembering it are not the same achievement: the first fades within days unless the second is practised. LexiTrail times each review to the edge of forgetting, which is where a repetition is worth the most.