用途

yòngtú

noun HSK 4 #9,442

Meanings

The path of use - the ways something can be applied.

这个工具有很多用途。

Zhège gōngjù yǒu hěnduō yòngtú.

This tool has many uses.

你知道这个东西的用途吗？

Nǐ zhīdào zhège dōngxi de yòngtú ma?

Do you know the use of this thing?

竹子的用途非常广泛。

Zhúzi de yòngtú fēicháng guǎngfàn.

Bamboo has a very wide range of uses.

usage

用途 refers to what something can be used for. Compare with 用处, which is more colloquial and can mean 'usefulness' (没有用处 = useless).

用 yòng

途 tú