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重用
zhòng yòng
Pinyin
Definition
重用
-
zhòng yòng
to put in an important position
Character Decomposition
重
㇒
十
里
用
用
Related Words
(20)
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
重
chóng
1
to repeat
2
repetition
3
again
4
re-
5
classifier: layer
重要
zhòng yào
1
important
2
significant
3
major
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]
使用者
shǐ yòng zhě
1
user
保重
bǎo zhòng
1
to take care of oneself
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
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
副作用
fù zuò yòng
1
side effect
加重
jiā zhòng
1
to make heavier
2
to emphasize
3
(of an illness etc) to become more serious
4
to aggravate (a bad situation)
5
to increase (a burden, punishment etc)
厚重
hòu zhòng
1
thick
2
heavy
3
thickset (body)
4
massive
5
generous
6
extravagant
7
profound
8
dignified
严重
yán zhòng
1
grave
2
serious
3
severe
4
critical
多重
duō chóng
1
multi- (faceted, cultural, ethnic etc)
好用
hǎo yòng
1
useful
2
serviceable
3
effective
4
handy
5
easy to use
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
一言为重
yī yán wéi zhòng
1
each word carries weight
2
a promise must be kept (idiom)
不知轻重
bù zhī qīng zhòng
1
lit. not knowing what's important (idiom); no appreciation of the gravity of things
2
naive
3
doesn't know who's who
4
no sense of priorities
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]
功高望重
gōng gāo wàng zhòng
1
high merit and worthy prospects (idiom)
千里送鹅毛，礼轻人意重
qiān lǐ sòng é máo , lǐ qīng rén yì zhòng
1
goose feather sent from afar, a slight present but weighty meaning (idiom); It's not the present the counts, it's the thought behind it.
千里送鹅毛，礼轻情意重
qiān lǐ sòng é máo , lǐ qīng qíng yì zhòng
1
goose feather sent from afar, a trifling present with a weighty thought behind it (idiom); It's not the gift that counts, but the thought behind it.
卷土重来
juǎn tǔ chóng lái
1
lit. to return in a swirl of dust (idiom)
2
fig. to regroup and come back even stronger
3
to make a comeback
名重识暗
míng zhòng shí àn
1
of great reputation but shallow in knowledge (idiom)
问鼎轻重
wèn dǐng qīng zhòng
1
lit. to inquire whether the tripods are light or heavy (idiom); a laughable attempt to seize power
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
如释重负
rú shì zhòng fù
1
as if relieved from a burden (idiom)
2
to have a weight off one's mind
宽打窄用
kuān dǎ zhǎi yòng
1
to give oneself leeway (idiom)
2
to allow room for error
山峦重叠
shān luán chóng dié
1
overlapping ranges of high mountains (idiom)
忍辱负重
rěn rǔ fù zhòng
1
to endure humiliation as part of an important mission (idiom); to suffer in silence
感情用事
gǎn qíng yòng shì
1
to act impetuously (idiom); on an impulse
慎重其事
shèn zhòng qí shì
1
to treat a matter with due consideration (idiom)
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