用于

用於

yòngyú

verb HSK 5 #4,713

Meanings

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

这笔钱用于教育。

Zhèbǐ qián yòngyú jiàoyù.

This money is used for education.

这种技术可以用于医疗。

Zhèzhǒng jìshù kěyǐ yòngyú yīliáo.

This technology can be applied to healthcare.

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 (yòng lái) 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