用以

yòngyǐ

conjunction #20,110

Meanings

1 in order to
2 so as to
3 for the purpose of

Characters

in order to / by means of

Examples

他们建立了新系统，用以提高工作效率。

Tāmen jiànlìle xīn xìtǒng, yòngyǐ tígāo gōngzuò xiàolǜ.

They established a new system in order to improve work efficiency.

这笔资金将用以支持科学研究。

Zhè bǐ zījīn jiāng yòngyǐ zhīchí kēxué yánjiū.

These funds will be used to support scientific research.

Tips

register

用以 is a formal, written-language connector. In everyday speech, 用来 (yòng lái) or 为了 (wèile) are more natural equivalents.

Stroke Order

用 yòng

以 yǐ