Chinese word dictionary

惯用

guàn yòng · to use habitually; habitual; customary

Practice word

Word information

Simplified惯用

Traditional慣用

Pinyinguàn yòng

Part of speechDictionary

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HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

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

惯guàn

habit, custom; habitual, usual

用yòng

to use, to employ, to apply; use

How to learn 惯用

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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不用búyòng

need not

常用chángyòng

in common usage

习惯xíguàn

habit; custom; usual practice; to be used to; CL:個|个[ge4]

信用卡xìnyòngkǎ

credit card

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