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  jung6   jyutping
  yong4   pinyin
[1] [v]use; employ; apply; operate [2] [v] exert [3] [n] use [4] effect [5] finance [6] [vn] need [7] [v] eat; drink [8] Kangxi radical 101

Stroke count: 5
Level: 1
Radical: (#101)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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This word has been viewed 33655 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:44

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detail  no4 jung6  nuo2 yong4 = to embezzle; to divert funds
detail  jau5 jung6  you3 yong4 = useful
detail  jung6 ban2  yong4 pin3 = things, stuff, articles
detail  jung6 ji3  yong4 yi4 = purpose, intention
detail  laam6 jung6  lan4 yong4 = abuse; misuse
detail  mou5 jung6   = useless; no use
detail  seon3 jung6 kaat1  xin4 yong4 ka3 = credit card
detail  bat1 jung6  bu4*2 yong4 = no need, need not
detail  gung1 jung6  gong1 yong4 = public use
detail  zok3 jung6  zuo4 yong4 = function; effect
See all 252 compounds (CantoDict reports 272 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing 10 of 32 examples containing 用
detail audio 唔識筷子
He/she doesn't know how to use chopsticks.
detail audio 呢個廣東話?
How do you say this in Cantonese?
detail audio 係唔係花生油?
Is this cooked in peanut oil?
detail 橙色的蠟筆太陽
She uses an orange crayon to draw the sun.
[來 here means "in order to" or "to". Marked as unsure: Can an editor please fix the jyutping?]
detail 刷牙牙膏
To brush your teeth you need toothpaste.
detail 冇用緊要才華
Looks are nothing... the most important thing is talent.
detail 插入員工
He used a knife to stab the worker.
[lit. he use [counter] knife enter-in [counter] worker. Std. Chinese: 他用一把利刀刺入一位員工]
detail 一對唔可以筷子  ?! 
Now that you've lost both your hands, you can't use chopsticks any more.
[Lit. don't-have already one pair hands, you then cannot use chopsticks. (Originally transcribed as 冇咗一隻手,你就唔可以用鍊金術... but 鍊金術 is hardly a useful word for learners.)]
detail 有用
Make yourself a useful person.
[Lit. you need do [counter] useful [possessive particle] person]
detail 藤條細路
Don't hit kids with a cane.
[Lit. don't use cane whip children.]
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: This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.  
: This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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