用 (jung6 | yong4) : use, operate

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用

jung6

yong4

[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: 用 (#101)

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

用

Don't confuse with:
甩

This character was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:44

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有用 jau5 jung6 you3 yong4 = useful

用品 jung6 ban2 yong4 pin3 = things, stuff, articles

用意 jung6 ji3 yong4 yi4 = purpose, intention

日用品 jat6 jung6 ban2 ri4 yong4 pin3 = daily necessities

冇用 mou5 jung6 = useless; no use 粵

信用卡 seon3 jung6 kaat1 xin4 yong4 ka3 = credit card

不用 bat1 jung6 bu4*2 yong4 = no need, need not 國

公用 gung1 jung6 gong1 yong4 = public use

作用 zok3 jung6 zuo4 yong4 = function; effect

食用 sik6 jung6 shi2 yong4 = edible; for the table; to be eaten
See all 235 compounds (CantoDict reports 253 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing 10 of 21 examples containing 用

佢唔識用筷子㗎粵
He/she doesn't know how to use chopsticks.

呢個用廣東話點講呀? 粵
How do you say this in Cantonese?

係唔係用花生油煮嘅? 粵
Is this cooked in peanut oil?

她用橙色的蠟筆來畫太陽國
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?]

刷牙要用牙膏。粵
To brush your teeth you need toothpaste.

乘務員用剪票夾在我們的車票上打孔。國
The train conductor punched our tickets.

我哋食藥嗰陣時，要小心啲；可能有副作用。粵
When taking medication, we have to be careful; there may be some side-effects.

危險：激光在使用中國
Danger: Laser in use.

買滿$30可以用優惠價$5換購汽水一支
Spend over $30, can get a bottle of soft drink for $5

間房係專門用嚟開會嘅。粵
The room is given over to meetings.

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
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