用处

用處

yòngchu

noun HSK 6 #7,724

Meanings

The point of using something — its usefulness or utility.

Zhège dōngxi méi shénme yòngchu.

This thing doesn't have much use.

Xué wàiyǔ yǒu hěn dà de yòngchu.

Learning a foreign language is very useful.

Bàoyuàn méiyǒu yòngchu.

Complaining is useless.

Zhège jìnéng jiānglái huì yǒu yòngchu de.

This skill will be useful in the future.

usage

用处 is a noun (the usefulness), while 有用 is an adjective (useful). 没用处 = 没有用处 = no use/useless. In casual speech, 没用 is more common than 没有用处.

用 yòng

处 chù