两用 (liǎng yòng) — to serve dual purposes; dual-use

Definição

Exemplos

• 这台机器可以两用，既能洗衣又能烘干。
  Zhè tái jī qì kě yǐ liǎng yòng, jì néng xǐ yī yòu néng hōng gān.
  This machine can serve dual purposes – it can both wash and dry clothes.
• 我们买了一张两用沙发床，白天做沙发，晚上当床。
  Wǒ men mǎi le yì zhāng liǎng yòng shā fā chuáng, bái tiān zuò shā fā, wǎn shàng dāng chuáng.
  We bought a dual-purpose sofa bed – it's a sofa during the day and a bed at night.
• 这种两用背包可以变成手提箱，很方便出差。
  Zhè zhǒng liǎng yòng bēi bāo kě yǐ biàn chéng shǒu tí xiāng, hěn fāng biàn chū chāi.
  This kind of dual-purpose backpack can turn into a suitcase – very convenient for business trips.