利用 lìyòng▶ tận dụng

Stroke order

利用 is written in 12 strokes across 2 characters.

• 利 — 7 strokes
• 用 — 5 strokes

Senses

1. to exploit
2. to make use of
3. to use
4. to take advantage of
5. to utilize

Related words

• 利息tích lũy; lãi
• 利润lợi nhuận
• 利益lãi suất; sự quan tâm
• 实用Thực tế, thiết thực
• 应用ứng dụng
• 有利thuận lợi, có lợi

利用 is pronounced lìyòng and means “tận dụng”. HSK 5 is where this word sits in the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, the exam used to grade Chinese proficiency. Reading 利用 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.