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移用
yí yòng
Pinyin
Definition
移用
-
yí yòng
to re-use
to adapt (for another purpose)
to copy
Character Decomposition
移
禾
多
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
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
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
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
采用
cǎi yòng
1
to adopt
2
to employ
3
to use
有用
yǒu yòng
1
useful
服用
fú yòng
1
to take (medicine)
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
宽打窄用
kuān dǎ zhǎi yòng
1
to give oneself leeway (idiom)
2
to allow room for error
愚公移山
yú gōng yí shān
1
the old man moves mountains (idiom); fig. where there's a will, there's a way
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
本性难移
běn xìng nán yí
1
It is hard to change one's essential nature (idiom). You can't change who you are.
2
Can the leopard change his spots? (Jeremiah 13:23)
款语移时
kuǎn yǔ yí shí
1
to talk slowly and in depth (idiom)
江山易改,本性难移
jiāng shān yì gǎi , běn xìng nán yí
1
it is easier to change mountains and rivers than to alter one's character (idiom)
2
you can't change who you are
3
Can the leopard change his spots?
游移不定
yóu yí bù dìng
1
to oscillate without pause (idiom)
2
to fluctuate
3
(of thoughts) to wander
4
to waver
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)
确凿不移
què záo bù yí
1
established and irrefutable (idiom)
移情别恋
yí qíng bié liàn
1
change of affection, shift of love (idiom); to change one's feelings to another love
2
to fall in love with sb else
移花接木
yí huā jiē mù
1
lit. to graft flowers onto a tree
2
to surreptitiously substitute one thing for another (idiom)
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