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留用
liú yòng
Pinyin
Definition
留用
-
liú yòng
to keep for use
to retain sth
to keep sb in his job
Character Decomposition
留
卯
田
用
用
Related Words
(20)
留
liú
1
old variant of 留[liú]
使用
shǐ yòng
1
to use
2
to employ
3
to apply
4
to make use of
用
yòng
1
to use
2
to employ
3
to have to
4
to eat or drink
5
expense or outlay
6
usefulness
7
hence
8
therefore
不用
bù yòng
1
need not
享用
xiǎng yòng
1
to enjoy (i.e. have the use or benefit of)
作用
zuò yòng
1
to act on
2
to affect
3
action
4
function
5
activity
6
impact
7
result
8
effect
9
purpose
10
intent
11
to play a role
12
corresponds to English -ity, -ism, -ization
13
CL:個|个[gè]
保留
bǎo liú
1
to keep
2
to retain
3
to have reservations (about sth)
4
to hold back (from saying sth)
5
to put aside for later
信用
xìn yòng
1
to trust
2
credit (commerce)
3
trustworthiness
4
creditworthiness
信用卡
xìn yòng kǎ
1
credit card
借用
jiè yòng
1
to borrow sth for another use
2
to borrow an idea for one's own use
停留
tíng liú
1
to stay somewhere temporarily
2
to stop over
备用
bèi yòng
1
reserve
2
spare
3
alternate
4
backup
利用
lì yòng
1
to exploit
2
to make use of
3
to use
4
to take advantage of
5
to utilize
好用
hǎo yòng
1
useful
2
serviceable
3
effective
4
handy
5
easy to use
家用
jiā yòng
1
home-use
2
domestic
3
family expenses
4
housekeeping money
实用
shí yòng
1
practical
2
functional
3
pragmatic
4
applied (science)
专用
zhuān yòng
1
special
2
dedicated
引用
yǐn yòng
1
to quote
2
to cite
3
to recommend
4
to appoint
5
(computing) reference
应用
yìng yòng
1
to put to use
2
to apply
3
practical
4
applied (science, linguistics etc)
5
application
6
practical use
7
(computing) app
挽留
wǎn liú
1
to urge to stay
2
to detain
Idioms
(20)
一心二用
yī xīn èr yòng
1
to do two things at once (idiom)
2
to multitask
3
to divide one's attention
别有用心
bié yǒu yòng xīn
1
to have an ulterior motive (idiom)
别无他用
bié wú tā yòng
1
to have no other use or purpose (idiom)
刚愎自用
gāng bì zì yòng
1
obstinate and self-opinionated (idiom)
割鸡焉用牛刀
gē jī yān yòng niú dāo
1
lit. why use a pole-ax to slaughter a chicken? (idiom)
2
fig. to waste effort on a trifling matter
3
also written 殺雞焉用牛刀|杀鸡焉用牛刀[shā jī yān yòng niú dāo]
大材小用
dà cái xiǎo yòng
1
using a talented person in an insignificant position (idiom)
2
a sledgehammer to crack a nut
女大不中留
nu:3 dà bù zhōng liú
1
when a girl is of age, she must be married off (idiom)
宽打窄用
kuān dǎ zhǎi yòng
1
to give oneself leeway (idiom)
2
to allow room for error
感情用事
gǎn qíng yòng shì
1
to act impetuously (idiom); on an impulse
惯用语
guàn yòng yǔ
1
commonly used phrase
2
idiom
3
colloquial usage
手下留情
shǒu xià liú qíng
1
lit. start off leniently (idiom); please do not be too strict with me
2
Do not judge me too harshly.
3
Look favorably on my humble efforts.
无所用心
wú suǒ yòng xīn
1
not paying attention to anything (idiom); to idle time away
现学现用
xiàn xué xiàn yòng
1
to immediately put into practice something one has just learned (idiom)
用武之地
yòng wǔ zhī dì
1
ample scope for abilities
2
favorable position for the use of one's skills (idiom)
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
liú de qīng shān zài , bù pà méi chái shāo
1
While the green hills last, there'll be wood to burn (idiom). Where there's life there's hope.
习惯用法
xí guàn yòng fǎ
1
idiom
习惯用语
xí guàn yòng yǔ
1
idiom
2
idiomatic expression
3
habitual form of speech (grammar)
话到嘴边留三分
huà dào zuǐ biān liú sān fēn
1
A still tongue makes a wise head. (idiom)
运用自如
yùn yòng zì rú
1
to have a fluent command of (idiom)
量才录用
liàng cái lù yòng
1
to assess sb's capabilities and employ him accordingly (idiom); to employ sb competent for the task
Sample Sentences