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选用 (xuǎn yòng) — to select and use; to choose (something) for a particular purpose

Definition

选用 emphasizes both choosing AND putting to use — unlike 挑选 (just selecting) or 评选 (selecting by vote/evaluation), it implies the chosen item will actually be applied or adopted.

verb
to select and useto choose (something) for a particular purpose

Examples

  • 选用。
    Wǒ men xuǎn yòng le zhè jiā gōng sī de shè jì fāng àn.
    We selected and used this company's design plan.
  • 选用。
    Tā men xuǎn yòng zuì xīn de jì shù lái kāi fā xīn chǎn pǐn.
    They selected and used the latest technology to develop new products.
  • ，选用。
    Zài kǎo shì zhōng, nǐ kě yǐ xuǎn yòng zì jǐ shú xi de fāng fǎ.
    In the exam, you can choose and use a method you are familiar with.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

选xuǎnchoose
用yònguse

选 means choose and 用 means use, so 选用 is to choose and then use.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 選; 选 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
止止zhǐ
Sound part声符shēngfú
巽
巽xùn選xuǎn
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 選 combines 止 with 巽, which gives the sound xùn; its sense of choosing is explained as rejecting or sending someone back. Simplified 选 is a shorthand.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

用 was formed by adding a handle to an earlier form.

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HSK 3.0 Level 7-9

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