中用 (zhōng) — useful; of use (often used in the negative)

定義

中用 (zhōng yòng) is a stilted, semi-literary word for 'useful' — but it's heard far more often in the negative (不中用 'useless/no good'). In everyday speech, 有用 is the neutral default.

verb
usefulof use (often used in the negative)

例文

  • 中用
    Zhè ge gōng jù hěn zhōng, xiū chē hěn fāng biàn.
    This tool is very useful; it's convenient for repairing cars.
  • 中用
    Tā nián jì dà le, yuè lái yuè bù zhōng le.
    He's getting old and more and more useless.
  • 中用
    Bié mǎi zhè ge, yì diǎn r yě bù zhōng.
    Don't buy this; it's not useful at all.
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