用途

yòngtú

noun HSK 4 #9,442

Meanings

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

HSK 1

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?

HSK 3

这个工具有很多用途。

Zhège gōngjù yǒu hěnduō yòngtú.

This tool has many uses.

HSK 5

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).

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