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yòng
v./n. to use; to eat or drink; (usu. in the negative) to need; usefulness; expenses
80%     120%
Other meanings
[yòng]   radical. use
[yòng]   prep. with; hence, therefore (ancient Chinese, in letter writing)
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丿    slash (for )
    use (for )
'用' is part of the following simplified words:
 佣 俑 勇 崅 恿 拥 捅 斛 桶 桷 涌 用 甪 甬 甭 痈 痛 确 蛹 角 觖 觚 觜 觞 解 觥 触 觫 觯 觱 觳 觽 诵 踊 通 鲬
'用' is part of the following traditional words:
 俑 勇 崅 恿 捅 斛 桶 桷 涌 用 甪 甬 甭 痛 蛹 角 觖 觚 觜 解 觥 觫 觱 觳 觴 觶 觸 觽 誦 通 鯒
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Simplified stroke orders are based on the 'Standard of National Commonly-used Mandarin Chinese Characters (现代汉语通用字笔顺规范)', issued by the China National Language and Character Working Committee (国家语言文字工作委员会) on April 7th 1997. Traditional stroke orders are based on information issued by the Taiwan Ministry of Education.
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fèi yòng
n. cost, expense
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bú yòng zhǎo le
phr. Keep the change.
bú yòng
adv./v. need not, not; not use
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zhè ge yòng hàn yú zěn me shuō ?
phr. How to say this in Chinese?
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bú yòng le,xiè xie
phr. No, thanks. (I don't need it, but thank you all the same.)
yòng cān
v. eat a meal
bú yòng zhǎo
v. there is no need to look for, don't need go give the change
yòng jiǔ
phr. to use alcohol
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tā yòng shóu zhí diǎn le dián wó xiě cuò de dì fang
phr. He pointed at the part where I made a mistake in writing.
yòng chá
phr. to have one's tea, to drink tea
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bié zhè me kuài jiù bǎ xīn shǒu jī yòng huài le .
phr. Don't wear out the new cellphone so soon.
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mā ma yòng kǎo xiāng zuò fàn .
phr. Mom uses the oven to cook.
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wǒ men yòng cān jù chī fàn .
phr. We use tableware to dine.