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jung6
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[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. |
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Don't confuse with: 甩 |
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挪用 no4 jung6 = to embezzle; to divert funds 有用 jau5 jung6 = useful 用品 jung6 ban2 = things, stuff, articles 用意 jung6 ji3 = purpose, intention 濫用 laam6 jung6 = abuse; misuse 冇用 mou5 jung6 = useless; no use 粵 信用卡 seon3 jung6 kaat1 = credit card 不用 bat1 jung6 = no need, need not 國 公用 gung1 jung6 = public use 作用 zok3 jung6 = function; effect See all 252 compounds (CantoDict reports 272 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations) |
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Showing 10 of 32 examples containing 用
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?]
佢用把刀插入個員工 粵
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]
冇咗一對手,你就唔可以用筷子 粵 ?!
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.)]
你要做個有用嘅人 粵
Show all 32 examplesMake yourself a useful person. [Lit. you need do [counter] useful [possessive particle] person] Legend 國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese. 粵 : 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. |