功用
gōng yòng
Pinyin

Definition

功用
 - 
gōng yòng
  1. function

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

使用
shǐ yòng
  1. 1 to use
  2. 2 to employ
  3. 3 to apply
  4. 4 to make use of
功能
gōng néng
  1. 1 function
  2. 2 capability
成功
Chéng gōng
  1. 1 Chenggong or Chengkung town in Taitung County 臺東縣|台东县[Tái dōng Xiàn], southeast Taiwan
用
yòng
  1. 1 to use
  2. 2 to employ
  3. 3 to have to
  4. 4 to eat or drink
  5. 5 expense or outlay
  6. 6 usefulness
  7. 7 hence
  8. 8 therefore
不用
bù yòng
  1. 1 need not
享用
xiǎng yòng
  1. 1 to enjoy (i.e. have the use or benefit of)
作用
zuò yòng
  1. 1 to act on
  2. 2 to affect
  3. 3 action
  4. 4 function
  5. 5 activity
  6. 6 impact
  7. 7 result
  8. 8 effect
  9. 9 purpose
  10. 10 intent
  11. 11 to play a role
  12. 12 corresponds to English -ity, -ism, -ization
  13. 13 CL:個|个[gè]
信用
xìn yòng
  1. 1 to trust
  2. 2 credit (commerce)
  3. 3 trustworthiness
  4. 4 creditworthiness
信用卡
xìn yòng kǎ
  1. 1 credit card
备用
bèi yòng
  1. 1 reserve
  2. 2 spare
  3. 3 alternate
  4. 4 backup
利用
lì yòng
  1. 1 to exploit
  2. 2 to make use of
  3. 3 to use
  4. 4 to take advantage of
  5. 5 to utilize
功
gōng
  1. 1 meritorious deed or service
  2. 2 achievement
  3. 3 result
  4. 4 service
  5. 5 accomplishment
  6. 6 work (physics)
功力
gōng lì
  1. 1 merit
  2. 2 efficacy
  3. 3 competence
  4. 4 skill
  5. 5 power
功勋
gōng xūn
  1. 1 achievement
  2. 2 meritorious deed
  3. 3 contributions (for the good of society)
功劳
gōng láo
  1. 1 contribution
  2. 2 meritorious service
  3. 3 credit
功夫
gōng fu
  1. 1 skill
  2. 2 art
  3. 3 kung fu
  4. 4 labor
  5. 5 effort
功效
gōng xiào
  1. 1 efficacy
功课
gōng kè
  1. 1 homework
  2. 2 assignment
  3. 3 task
  4. 4 classwork
  5. 5 lesson
  6. 6 study
  7. 7 CL:門|门[mén]
多功能
duō gōng néng
  1. 1 multi-functional
  2. 2 multi-function
好用
hǎo yòng
  1. 1 useful
  2. 2 serviceable
  3. 3 effective
  4. 4 handy
  5. 5 easy to use

Idioms (20)

一心二用
yī xīn èr yòng
  1. 1 to do two things at once (idiom)
  2. 2 to multitask
  3. 3 to divide one's attention
不成功便成仁
bù chéng gōng biàn chéng rén
  1. 1 to succeed or die trying (idiom)
不求有功，但求无过
bù qiú yǒu gōng , dàn qiú wú guò
  1. 1 lit. not aiming to achieve the best possible result, but rather trying to avoid making mistakes (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to take a risk-averse approach
事半功倍
shì bàn gōng bèi
  1. 1 half the work, twice the effect (idiom); the right approach saves effort and leads to better results
  2. 2 a stitch in time saves nine
别有用心
bié yǒu yòng xīn
  1. 1 to have an ulterior motive (idiom)
别无他用
bié wú tā yòng
  1. 1 to have no other use or purpose (idiom)
前功尽弃
qián gōng jìn qì
  1. 1 to waste all one's previous efforts (idiom)
  2. 2 all that has been achieved goes down the drain
刚愎自用
gāng bì zì yòng
  1. 1 obstinate and self-opinionated (idiom)
割鸡焉用牛刀
gē jī yān yòng niú dāo
  1. 1 lit. why use a pole-ax to slaughter a chicken? (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to waste effort on a trifling matter
  3. 3 also written 殺雞焉用牛刀|杀鸡焉用牛刀[shā jī yān yòng niú dāo]
功不可没
gōng bù kě mò
  1. 1 one's contributions cannot go unnoticed (idiom)
功到自然成
gōng dào zì rán chéng
  1. 1 effort will undoubtedly lead to success (idiom)
功名利禄
gōng míng lì lù
  1. 1 position and wealth (idiom); rank, fame and fortune
功完行满
gōng wán xíng mǎn
  1. 1 to fully achieve one's ambitions (idiom)
功德圆满
gōng dé yuán mǎn
  1. 1 virtuous achievements come to their successful conclusion (idiom)
功德无量
gōng dé wú liàng
  1. 1 no end of virtuous achievements (idiom); boundless beneficence
功成不居
gōng chéng bù jū
  1. 1 not to claim personal credit for achievement (idiom)
功成名就
gōng chéng míng jiù
  1. 1 to win success and recognition (idiom)
功败垂成
gōng bài chuí chéng
  1. 1 to fail within sight of success (idiom); last-minute failure
  2. 2 to fall at the last hurdle
  3. 3 snatching defeat from the jaws of victory
功亏一篑
gōng kuī yī kuì
  1. 1 lit. to ruin the enterprise for the sake of one basketful
  2. 2 to fail through lack of a final effort
  3. 3 to spoil the ship for a ha'penny worth of tar (idiom)
功高不赏
gōng gāo bù shǎng
  1. 1 high merit that one can never repay (idiom); invaluable achievements

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