用

用 [yòng] 动

1. ■ （使用) use; employ; apply:

用火烤 bake over the fire;

用石头铺路 pave a road with stone;

用手掰 break with one's hands;

用水煮 boil in water;

用针刺麻醉做外科手术 employ acupuncture anaesthesia in surgery;

用我们自己的双手来重建家园 rehabilitate our homeland with our own hands;

用40分钟跑完全程 run the course in 40 minutes;

那笔钱被用来还债了。 The money was applied to the payment of debts.

你会用筷子吗? Do you know how to use chopsticks?

麝香被用作香料和兴奋剂。 Musk is used for perfumes and stimulant.

这个词用得不对。 This word is wrongly used.

这些会议全用世界语进行。 These meetings are carried on entirely in Esperanto.

这种鸟用嘴作武器。 This bird employs its beak as a weapon.

2. ■ （多用于否定: 需要） need:

不用开灯。 There's no need to turn on the light.

我看你一点也不用着急。 I don't think you need to worry in the least.

3. ■ （敬辞: 吃; 喝) eat; drink:

请用茶。 Won't you have some tea, please?

请用饭! Please help yourself (to rice, etc.).

名

1. ■ （费用) expenses; outlay:

家用 family [domestic] expenses;

零用钱 pocket [spending] money;

日用 daily expenses;

省吃俭用 save money on food and expenses

2. ■ （用处) usefulness; use:

没用 useless; worthless;

所学非所用 A person's education does not fit him for a certain job.;

物尽其用 make the best use of everything;

有点用 be of some use;

它是极有用的。 It is of the greatest usefulness.

3. ■ （姓氏) a surname:

用虬 Yong Qiu

连

1. ■ [书] （因此; 因为) hence; therefore:

用特函达。 Hence this letter.