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shǐyòng
verb HSK 2 #1,000

Meanings

  1. 1 to use
  2. 2 to employ

Characters

使
shǐ
to cause; to employ
用
yòng
to use

Examples

请不要使用手机。
Qǐng bùyào shǐyòng shǒujī.
Please don't use your phone.
你会使用这个软件吗?
Nǐ huì shǐyòng zhège ruǎnjiàn ma?
Can you use this software?
使用前请仔细阅读说明。
Shǐyòng qián qǐng zǐxì yuèdú shuōmíng.
Please read the instructions carefully before use.

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

Related Words

作用 zuòyòng HSK 2 #1,563
function / effect / role
信用卡 xìnyòngkǎ HSK 2 #2,365
credit card
使用者 shǐyòngzhě #18,091
user / operator
使 shǐ HSK 3 #659
to make / to cause / to enable
使得 shǐde HSK 5 #4,252
to make / to cause / to render
采用 cǎiyòng HSK 3 #5,966
to adopt / to use / to employ (a method)
适用 shìyòng HSK 3 #7,660
to be applicable / suitable for use
使劲 shǐjìn HSK 4 #5,779
to exert all one's strength / to try hard / with great effort
利用 líyòng HSK 3 #984
to use / to make use of / to exploit
即使 jíshǐ HSK 5 #885
even if / even though
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