| 用 | 695B35 42.42 | 部居  | 畫數 5 | ㄩㄥˋ [yong4] | ||
| N. | (1) Use, function: 用處 [yong4chu4]↓; 功用 function (of medicine, etc.); 所學非所用 a person's education does not fit him for a certain job; 實用 practical use; 適用，合用 convenient for use. (2) Expenses: 費用 ditto; 國用 national expenditures; 家用 domestic expenses; 日用 daily expenses. | |||||
| V.t. | (1) To use, employ (person): 用人 [yong4ren2]↓; 任用 appoint to post; 用賢 to use able men; 聘用 to appoint (teacher, musician, etc.); 僱用 to employ (servants, etc.); 用人不當 use wrong or incompetent men for jobs; 試用 use on probation; 重用 to commission s. o. and rely on him heavily. (2) To spend: 挪用 to use certain funds temporarily; 借用 to borrow; 用不了 do not need so much (money); 濫用公款 irregularities in use of public funds; 用錢無度 extravagant with money. (3) To apply, operate (tool, instrument), to make use: 運用 to apply (brains, learning, common sense, etc.); 應用 to serve a purpose; 利用 to utilize, make use (of person for certain end), take advantage (of wind for sail, of certain regulations, loopholes, etc.); 善用 know how to handle (men, money, time). (4) To serve as, in order to: 用以增加知識 in order to increase one's knowledge. (5) As more elegant substitute for “eat,” “drink”: 用茶 drink tea; 用飯 eat rice; 請用 please help yourself to food. | |||||
| Prep. | With: 用刀殺人 kill with a knife; 用目阻止 stop (s.o.) with a look; 用心，用力 [yong4xin1], [yong4li4]↓. | |||||
| Words | 1. 用兵 [yong4bing1], phr., skill in military command. 2. 用不著 [yong4bu0zhao2], phr., there is no need to (do); useless. 3. 用場 [yong4chang2], n., use, application: 沒有用場 is of no use. 4. 用錢 [yong4qian2], (1) to spend money; [yong4qian2], (2) ([yong4qian0]) commission fee. 5. 用情 [yong4qing2], n., quality in directing one's affections: 用情不專 liable to change lovers. 6. 用處 [yong4chu4], n., use, practical application. 7. 用度 [yong4du4], n., habit of spending money. 8. 用法 [yong4fa3], n., handling of justice. 9. 用費 [yong4fei4], n., fees, expenses. 10. 用功 [yong4gong1], v.i., to work hard, esp. at studies. 11. 用工夫 [yong4gong1fu0], v.i., to study hard, practice hard. 12. 用戶 [yong4hu4], n., subscriber to electric power, telephone, etc. 13. 用間 [yong4jian4], phr., see 離間 60S.11. 14. 用計 [yong4ji4], phr., by strategy, plan, trick. 15. 用盡 [yong4jin4], v.t., to exhaust (efforts, etc.) 16. 用具 [yong4jU4], n., appliance (s). 17. 用來 [yong4lai2], v.i., for use (convenient, etc.). 18. 用力 [yong4li4], adv., (work) hard, with concentrated effort. 19. 用命 [yong4ming4], phr., (LL) obey orders. 20. 用品 [yong4pin3], n., appliance (s), material or articles for use (as cosmetics). 21. 用人 [yong4ren2], n., (1) employee; (2) skill or tact in handling personnel. 22. 用項 [yong4xiang0], n., expenditures. 23. 用心 [yong4xin1], adv., with concentrated effort. 24. 用世 [yong4shi4]1, phr., to serve in society. 25. 用事 [yong4shi4]2, v.i., (1) to be in power; (2) (litr.) literary allusions. 26. 用頭 [yong4tou0], n., (coll.) some specific use. 27. 用途 [yong4tu2], n., purpose of expenditure. 28. 用武 [yong4wu3], phr., to choose the warpath. 29. 用意 [yong4yi4], n., intention, careful thought or hidden purpose: 用意甚善 (law, etc.) serves a very good purpose. | |||||