常用 (cháng yòng) — commonly used; in common use

Definition

常用 describes things that are in regular, frequent use — like tools, words, or methods. Pairs with 常见 (commonly seen); 常用 focuses on being used often, 常见 on being encountered often.

phrase
commonly usedin common use

Examples

  • 常用
    Zhè běn cháng yòng de shū shì zhōng wén kè de.
    This commonly used book is for Chinese class.
  • 常用
    Tā de shǒu jī lǐ yǒu hěn duō cháng yòng de ruǎn jiàn.
    There are many commonly used apps on his phone.
  • 常用
    Zhè xiē dōu shì měi tiān cháng yòng de jù zi.
    These are all sentences that are commonly used every day.

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