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HSK
to use / to employ / to apply / to make use of
HSK 2
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  *用* | 用* | *用
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
HSK 1
practical value
same as 慢慢吃
to appoint / to assign
photosynthesis
domestic electric appliance
needless to say; it goes without saying
HSK 7-9
to borrow sth for another use / to borrow an idea for one's own use
HSK 7-9
inhibition
to use in; to use on; to use for
HSK 5
to exploit / to make use of / to use / to take advantage of / to utilize
HSK 3
(idiom) to let emotions affect one's decisions
you're welcome / don't mention it / no need to stand on ceremony
to put to use; to apply / practical; applied (science, linguistics etc) / application; practical use / (computing) app
HSK 3
in common usage
HSK 2
dissolving / erosion by groundwater / corrosion
passenger vehicle
to use for the purpose of / to serve as
to falsely use (sb's identity etc)
to misuse / to abuse
HSK 7-9
trustworthiness / (commerce) credit / (literary) to trust and appoint
HSK 6
to enjoy (i.e. have the use or benefit of)
catalysis
everyday words
a perception that doesn't reflect reality / a notion based on an erroneous belief
useful
HSK 1
to do two things at once (idiom) / to multitask / to divide one's attention
function
to shift (funds) / to (legitimately) take funds set aside for one purpose in order to use them for another / to embezzle / to misappropriate
social credit system, a system that incentivizes individuals and businesses by creating consequences for good and bad behavior
to have an effect / to play a role / to be operative / to work / to function
to be good at using (sth) / to put (sth) to good use
to occupy
HSK 7-9
applied science
(for) military use / military application
home-use / domestic / family expenses / housekeeping money
HSK 7-9
applied writing / writing for practical purposes (business letters, advertising etc)
multipurpose
pragmatism
(Tw) (computing) program / application
to try sth out / to be on probation
HSK 7-9
user / consumer / subscriber / customer
HSK 5
usage
HSK 6
public phone / CL:
(for) civilian use
HSK 7-9
efficacious / useful
HSK 7-9
You're welcome / Don't mention it
to spend money
commonly used phrase / idiom / colloquial usage
not need / have no use for
HSK 5
to adopt / to employ / to use
HSK 3
to start using / (computing) to enable (a feature)
useful / serviceable / effective / handy / easy to use
adopting Western knowledge for its practical uses while keeping Chinese values as the core
(physics) action force
reflex / reflection
business application
to put in an important position
weathering (of rocks) / erosion (by wind etc)
to act on; to affect / action; function; activity / impact; result; effect / purpose; intent / (suffix) -ation, -tion etc, as in 抑制作用, inhibition
HSK 2
typical use / typical application
credit card
HSK 2
to access / to make use of
usefulness / effectiveness / (economics) utility
network application
multimeter
to enjoy / to reap the benefits (of sth)
comfortable / feeling well
credit level
public / for public use
HSK 7-9
application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC)
to stop using / to suspend / to discontinue / to disable
useful / helpful / Taiwan pr. [zhong4 yong4]
servant / to employ sb for a job / to manage people / to be in need of staff
HSK 7-9
credit crisis
to act impetuously (idiom); on an impulse
useless
HSK 3
to be applicable
HSK 3
common language / lingua franca
motive / intention / to be diligent or attentive / careful
HSK 6
to multitask
COMAC (Chinese aeronautics company)
petty cash
credit rating
to utilize / to put sth to use
HSK 7-9
Wu Yong, character of 水滸傳|水浒传, nicknamed Resourceful Star 智多星
to quote / to cite
to choose for some purpose / to select and use
HSK 7-9
to apply in practice / practical; functional; pragmatic; applied (science)
HSK 4
applied mathematics
cost / expenditure / expense / CL: 筆|笔, 個|个
HSK 3
to share the use of; to have joint use of / communal (bathroom); shared (antenna) / to use, in total, ...
out of (supply) / spent / exhausted (used up) / depleted
choice of words / wording / phraseology / term
use; application
HSK 4
to interact / interaction / interplay
lit. train an army for a thousand days to use it for one morning (idiom) / fig. extensive preparation eventually pays off
to use (sth) in an ingenious way / marvelously effective use
to apply mechanically / to copy and use

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