用途 (yòng tú) — use, application

Definition

用途 (yòng tú) is the purpose or intended use of something. Unlike 用法 ('how to use it'), 用途 answers 'what is it for'; 用处 is more colloquial and emphasizes usefulness.

noun
useapplication

Examples

  • 用途
    Zhè zhǒng gōng jù yǒu hěn duō yòng tú.
    This kind of tool has many uses.
  • 用途
    Nǐ zhī dào zhè ge jī qì de yòng tú ma?
    Do you know the use of this machine?
  • 用途
    Zhè běn shū de yòng tú shì bāng zhù xué xí hàn yǔ.
    The use of this book is to help learn Chinese.

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