使用

shǐyòng

verb HSK 4 #1,000

Meanings

1 to use
2 to employ

Characters

to cause; to employ

Examples

HSK 1

请不要使用手机。

Qǐng búyào shǐyòng shǒujī.

Please don't use your phone.

HSK 4

使用前请仔细阅读说明。

Shǐyòng qián qǐng zǐxì yuèdú shuōmíng.

Please read the instructions carefully before use.

HSK 5

你会使用这个软件吗？

Nǐ huì shǐyòng zhège ruǎnjiàn ma?

Can you use this software?

Tips

usage

使用 is more formal than 用. Use 用 in conversation and 使用 in writing, instructions, or official contexts.

Stroke Order

使 shǐ

用 yòng