Chinese word dictionary

应用

yìngyòng · to put to use; to apply; practical; applied (science, linguistics etc); application; practical use; (computing) app

Practice word

Word information

Simplified应用

Traditional應用

Pinyinyìngyòng

Part of speech动、形

HSK 3.05

HSK 2.05

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

应yīng

should, must; to respond, to handle; to deal with, to cope

用yòng

to use, to employ, to apply; use

How to learn 应用

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

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need not

in common usage

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ought to; should; must

用yòng

to use; to make use of; to employ; (coverb) with; using; to need; to have to (usu. used in the negative or in questions); usefulness; utility; (bound form) expense; outlay; (courteous) to eat; to drink; (literary) hence; therefore

有用yǒuyòng

useful