用于

用於

yòngyú

verb HSK 4 #4,713

Meanings

Used for/applied to - a formal way of stating purpose.

HSK 4

这笔钱用于教育。

Zhèbǐ qián yòngyú jiàoyù.

This money is used for education.

HSK 5

这种技术可以用于医疗。

Zhèzhǒng jìshù kěyǐ yòngyú yīliáo.

This technology can be applied to healthcare.

HSK 5

该设备主要用于数据分析。

Gāi shèbèi zhǔyào yòngyú shùjù fēnxī.

This equipment is mainly used for data analysis.

usage

用于 is formal/written. In spoken Chinese, you'd say 用来 instead. 用于 appears in reports, instructions, and official documents.

grammar

于 is a classical Chinese preposition that makes any verb more formal: 用于 (use for), 属于 (belong to), 在于 (lie in), 由于 (due to).

用 yòng

于 yú