效用
xiào yòng
Pinyin

Definition

效用
 - 
xiào yòng
  1. usefulness
  2. effectiveness
  3. (economics) utility

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

shǐ yòng
  1. 1 to use
  2. 2 to employ
  3. 3 to apply
  4. 4 to make use of
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
bù yòng
  1. 1 need not
xiǎng yòng
  1. 1 to enjoy (i.e. have the use or benefit of)
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]
xìn yòng
  1. 1 to trust
  2. 2 credit (commerce)
  3. 3 trustworthiness
  4. 4 creditworthiness
xìn yòng kǎ
  1. 1 credit card
bèi yòng
  1. 1 reserve
  2. 2 spare
  3. 3 alternate
  4. 4 backup
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
gōng xiào
  1. 1 efficacy
hǎo yòng
  1. 1 useful
  2. 2 serviceable
  3. 3 effective
  4. 4 handy
  5. 5 easy to use
jiā yòng
  1. 1 home-use
  2. 2 domestic
  3. 3 family expenses
  4. 4 housekeeping money
shí yòng
  1. 1 practical
  2. 2 functional
  3. 3 pragmatic
  4. 4 applied (science)
zhuān yòng
  1. 1 special
  2. 2 dedicated
yǐn yòng
  1. 1 to quote
  2. 2 to cite
  3. 3 to recommend
  4. 4 to appoint
  5. 5 (computing) reference
yìng yòng
  1. 1 to put to use
  2. 2 to apply
  3. 3 practical
  4. 4 applied (science, linguistics etc)
  5. 5 application
  6. 6 practical use
  7. 7 (computing) app
chéng xiào
  1. 1 effect
  2. 2 result
cǎi yòng
  1. 1 to adopt
  2. 2 to employ
  3. 3 to use
xiào yìng
  1. 1 effect (scientific phenomenon)
xiào guǒ
  1. 1 result
  2. 2 effect
  3. 3 efficacy
  4. 4 (theater) sound or visual effects

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
上行下效
shàng xíng xià xiào
  1. 1 subordinates follow the example of their superiors (idiom)
以儆效尤
yǐ jǐng xiào yóu
  1. 1 in order to warn against following bad examples (idiom)
  2. 2 as a warning to others
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)
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]
大材小用
dà cái xiǎo yòng
  1. 1 using a talented person in an insignificant position (idiom)
  2. 2 a sledgehammer to crack a nut
宽打窄用
kuān dǎ zhǎi yòng
  1. 1 to give oneself leeway (idiom)
  2. 2 to allow room for error
感情用事
gǎn qíng yòng shì
  1. 1 to act impetuously (idiom); on an impulse
惯用语
guàn yòng yǔ
  1. 1 commonly used phrase
  2. 2 idiom
  3. 3 colloquial usage
东施效颦
Dōng Shī xiào pín
  1. 1 lit. Dong Shi imitates Xi Shi's frown (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to mimick sb's idiosyncrasies but make a fool of oneself
无所用心
wú suǒ yòng xīn
  1. 1 not paying attention to anything (idiom); to idle time away
现学现用
xiàn xué xiàn yòng
  1. 1 to immediately put into practice something one has just learned (idiom)
用武之地
yòng wǔ zhī dì
  1. 1 ample scope for abilities
  2. 2 favorable position for the use of one's skills (idiom)
习惯用法
xí guàn yòng fǎ
  1. 1 idiom
习惯用语
xí guàn yòng yǔ
  1. 1 idiom
  2. 2 idiomatic expression
  3. 3 habitual form of speech (grammar)
行之有效
xíng zhī yǒu xiào
  1. 1 to be effective (idiom)
运用自如
yùn yòng zì rú
  1. 1 to have a fluent command of (idiom)
量才录用
liàng cái lù yòng
  1. 1 to assess sb's capabilities and employ him accordingly (idiom); to employ sb competent for the task

Sample Sentences

其实风水主要是研究自然的规律,然后调整人的生活习惯来适应环境,自然会起到一定的效用。有些风水原理也确实被科学实验证明有一定的道理,而不能笼统地被归纳为骗人和迷信。简单说来,不同的居住环境会产生不同的能量场,这些不同的能量场对居住者会产生明显的吉凶不同的影响。好的风水环境可以极大地提升人的综合运势,而不好的风水则往往给人带来不幸。
qíshí fēngshuǐ zhǔyào shì yánjiū zìrán de guīlǜ ,ránhòu tiáozhěng rén de shēnghuó xíguàn lái shìyìng huánjìng ,zìrán huì qǐdào yīdìng de xiàoyòng 。yǒuxiē fēngshuǐ yuánlǐ yě quèshí bèi kēxué shíyàn zhèngmíng yǒu yīdìng de dàolǐ ,ér bùnéng lóngtǒng de bèi guīnà wéi piànrén hé míxìn 。jiǎndān shuōlái ,bùtóng de jūzhù huánjìng huì chǎnshēng bùtóng de néngliàngchǎng ,zhèxiē bùtóng de néngliàngchǎng duì jūzhùzhe huì chǎnshēng míngxiǎn de jíxiōng bùtóng de yǐngxiǎng 。hǎo de fēngshuǐ huánjìng kěyǐ jídà de tíshēng rén de zōnghé yùnshì ,ér bù hǎo de fēngshuǐ zé wǎngwǎng gěi rén dàilái bùxìng 。
Actually, fengshui mainly studies the rules of nature. Then, when people adjust their lifestyles to adapt to the environment, nature will give you a certain result. Some principles of fengshui have been proven as valid in scientific experiments. They can't all be lumped together as superstitions for cheating people. To put it in simple terms, different living environments will create different energy fields. The differences between these energy fields will also create obviously different good or bad effects for the people who live there. Environments with good fengshui can really improve people's overall luck. And bad fengshui, on the other hand, can bring you a ton of bad luck.