用 (yòng) — to use; to need (only in the negative form 不用, meaning 'need not')
Definition
用 (yòng) is the everyday verb 'to use'. It's broader and more spoken than the formal 使用. In the negative 不用, it means 'need not' — the same colloquial sense as 得.
verb
to useto need (only in the negative form 不用, meaning 'need not')
Examples
- 用。Tā zài yòng diàn nǎo xué xí.He is using the computer to study.
- ，。Nǐ bú yòng zháo jí, shí jiān hái zǎo.You don't need to worry; it's still early.
- 用。Qǐng yòng zhōng wén xiě.Please write in Chinese.
Origin
Sound + meaning六书liùshū
形声xíngshēngMost 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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