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 word has been viewed 36860 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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挪用 no4 jung6 nuo2 yong4 = to embezzle; to divert funds

有用 jau5 jung6 you3 yong4 = useful

用品 jung6 ban2 yong4 pin3 = things, stuff, articles

用意 jung6 ji3 yong4 yi4 = purpose, intention

濫用 laam6 jung6 lan4 yong4 = abuse; misuse

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
See all 252 compounds (CantoDict reports 272 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing all 32 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.

靚係冇用嘅，最緊要係有才華粵
Looks are nothing... the most important thing is talent.

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
Make yourself a useful person.
[Lit. you need do [counter] useful [possessive particle] person]

咪用藤條拂細路。粵
Don't hit kids with a cane.
[Lit. don't use cane whip children.]

用個筲箕隔咗D水! 粵
Use a colander to drain off the water!
[You can also simply say "隔咗D水", without specifying what's to be used.]

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.

唔好用啲咁僻嘅字眼! 粵
Don't use such uncommon wording!

他用哈姆立克急救法救了我一命。國
He saved my life using the Heimlich Maneuver.

個木橈只有一尺長，點用嚟撐船呀粵
How can we use a mere one-feet long paddle to punt the boat?

用支棍搉你頭殼
Use a stick to knock your head.

你不用貓哭耗子假慈悲啦國
There's no need for you to shed crocodile tears!

就用激將法嚟令佢有返毅力同信心粵
We'll urge by ridiculing him until he regains the will power and confidence.

你真係冇用，畀人哋一剒你就乜都爆晒出嚟粵
You are useless. You revealed everything when they pressured you to do so.

抰下條毛巾至用粵
Pull towel down before use.
[a more literal translation might be to "jolt" the towel]

用火燂下支針消毒粵
Disinfect the needle with fire.

不過大部分都只係冇用嘅情報粵
Most of the reports are useless though.
[Lit. however most also simply are no use [possessive particle] piece-of-intelligence]

科學家係用科學方法做研究嘅人粵
A scientist is someone who does research using scientific methods.

用個士巴拿擰實粒螺絲粵
Use to spanner to tighten the screw.

示威者向警察掟石﹐而警察用橡膠子彈回敬。粵
Protesters threw stones at the police, who responded with rubber bullets.
[Cantonese version has the two prepositional phrases placed before the two verbs; English version has the same placed after. ]

我哋不斷收到呢啲冇用嘅傳單﹐實在討厭。粵
We keep getting these unwanted flyers; they're a real nuisance.
[In the second part of sentence, the English version uses "they" to show a change of new subject. The Cantonese version does not need a new subject which is understood.]

呢啲山路係咁𪙛𠸉㗎喇，千祈要用低波行呀。粵
You must engage low gears when you drive as these mountain roads are very uneven.

旅遊業者不須擔心少了某種噱頭十足的用語而流失生意國
The travel industry should not be unduly worried about businesses badly affected due to the cessation in the use of gimmicky linguistics of their promotions.

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