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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
to use / to employ / to apply / to make use of
HSK 2
in common usage
HSK 2
useful
HSK 1
to exploit / to make use of / to use / to take advantage of / to utilize
HSK 3
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
need not
HSK 1
to put to use; to apply / practical; applied (science, linguistics etc) / application; practical use / (computing) app
HSK 3
useless
HSK 3
cost / expenditure / expense / CL: 筆|笔, 個|个
HSK 3
trustworthiness / (commerce) credit / (literary) to trust and appoint
HSK 6
to use / to put to use
HSK 4
to adopt / to employ / to use
HSK 3
to use anywhere, anytime (card, ticket etc) / to be used by everyone (language, textbook etc) / (of two or more things) interchangeable
HSK 5
to borrow sth for another use / to borrow an idea for one's own use
HSK 7-9
to apply in practice / practical; functional; pragmatic; applied (science)
HSK 4
home-use / domestic / family expenses / housekeeping money
HSK 7-9
to be applicable
HSK 3
to utilize / to put sth to use
HSK 7-9
special / dedicated
HSK 6
(for) civilian use
HSK 7-9
efficacious / useful
HSK 7-9
same as 慢慢吃
to appoint / to assign
photosynthesis
public / for public use
HSK 7-9
inhibition
to falsely use (sb's identity etc)
to enjoy (i.e. have the use or benefit of)
catalysis
a perception that doesn't reflect reality / a notion based on an erroneous belief
to misuse / to abuse
HSK 7-9
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
to have an effect / to play a role / to be operative / to work / to function
to try sth out / to be on probation
HSK 7-9
to be good at using (sth) / to put (sth) to good use
to eat; to consume / edible
HSK 7-9
to occupy
HSK 7-9
practical application
useful / serviceable / effective / handy / easy to use
reflex / reflection
to put in an important position
side effect
HSK 7-9
to access / to make use of
usefulness / effectiveness / (economics) utility
to enjoy / to reap the benefits (of sth)
comfortable / feeling well
to stop using / to suspend / to discontinue / to disable
to eat in (at a restaurant) (Tw) / to take the medicine orally
useful / helpful / Taiwan pr. [zhong4 yong4]
dual-use
to quote; to cite / to recommend; to appoint / (computing) reference
HSK 7-9
to multitask
(Tw) web application
to quote / to cite
to share the use of; to have joint use of / communal (bathroom); shared (antenna) / to use, in total, ...
to start using / (computing) to enable (a feature)
to interact / interaction / interplay
to use (sth) in an ingenious way / marvelously effective use
to apply mechanically / to copy and use
to reuse
plug-and-play
(physics) reaction / (fig.) backlash; unintended consequence
multipurpose / having several uses
adequate / sufficient / enough
reserve / spare / alternate / backup
HSK 7-9
to continue to use (old methods) / to apply as before / according to usage
for use by the emperor / imperial / (derog.) in the pay of the ruler
to use (sth) on its own
other use / other purpose
assimilation / anabolism (biology) / constructive metabolism (using energy to make proteins etc)
business application
to study sth in order to apply it
hand-used / hand (tool)
diversion
to employ; to hire
to apply (sth hitherto used in a different context) / to use (rules, systems, models etc copied from elsewhere) (often implying that they aren't suited to the new situation) / to borrow (a phrase) / (Tw) (computing) to apply (a style, formatting etc)
network application
to use habitually / habitual / customary
unfit for anything / no good / useless / (of a sick person) beyond hope
to use (sth) for a purpose other than its original one; to adapt (tools, methods etc) for another purpose
nuclear interaction
strong interaction (governing hadrons in nuclear physics)
to creatively combine learning with usage / to learn and apply pragmatically
useless / worthless
to lease / to hire / to rent (sth from sb)
to apply (knowledge etc) creatively and flexibly / to use a word flexibly (e.g. a noun as an adjective)
to change over to / to switch to / to use (sth different)
to take (medicine)
HSK 7-9
to transfer (for a specific purpose) / to allocate / (computing) to invoke (a command, an application etc)
to give oneself leeway (idiom) / to allow room for error
business cost / business expense
photochemical effect / photosynthesis / photolysis
to have no other use or purpose (idiom)
recycle / to use in cyclic order
to keep for use / to retain sth / to keep sb in his job
to select the best (for a job)
medicinal use / pharmaceutical

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