Word information
Simplified用典
Traditional用典
Pinyinyòng diǎn
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Chinese word dictionary
用典
yòng diǎn · to use literary quotations; to use phrases taken from the classics
Character breakdown
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How to learn 用典
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不用búyòng
need not
常用chángyòngin common usage
词典cídiǎndictionary; also written 辭典|辞典[ci2 dian3]; CL:部[bu4],本[ben3]
信用卡xìnyòngkǎcredit card
用yòngto 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yǒuyònguseful