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应用

yìng yòng · ying yong

Traditional 應用

HSK 3Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. to put to use; to apply
  2. practical; applied (science, linguistics etc)
  3. application; practical use
  4. (computing) app
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Too many apps

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)手机(shǒujī)里(lǐ)有(yǒu)多少个(duōshaogè)应用(yìngyòng)？

    How many apps are on your phone?

  2. Dengdeng

    三十多个(sānshíduōge)，可是(kěshì)我(wǒ)常用(chángyòng)的(de)只(zhǐ)有(yǒu)五个(wǔgè)。

    More than thirty, but I only use five often.

  3. Liangliang

    应用(yìngyòng)太多(tàiduō)，手机(shǒujī)会(huì)变慢(biànmàn)。

    With too many apps the phone gets slow.

  4. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)说(shuō)得(de)对(duì)，我(wǒ)来(lái)删(shān)几个(jǐge)。咦(yí)，这个(zhège)应用(yìngyòng)是(shì)什么(shénme)？

    You are right, I will delete a few. Hm, what is this app?

  5. Liangliang

    那(nà)是(shì)你(nǐ)学(xué)中文(zhōngwén)的(de)应用(yìngyòng)，别(bié)删(shān)！

    That is your Chinese learning app. Do not delete it!

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2 examples
01

这(zhè)部(bù)手(shǒu)机(jī)和(hé)一(yì)些(xiē)预(yù)装(zhuāng)的(de)应(yìng)用(yòng)一(yì)起(qǐ)出(chū)售(shòu)。

The cellphone came with several applications already pre-installed.

Tatoeba: Chinese by sadhen · English by Benjameno · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)删(shān)除(chú)了(le)这(zhè)个(ge)应(yìng)用(yòng)。

I've deleted the app.

Tatoeba: Chinese by gumblex · English by Luiaard · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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应
yīng

to agree (to do sth); should

用
yòng

to use; to employ

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