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有用

yǒu yòng · you yong

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Meaning

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  1. useful
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A useful little clip

  1. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)我(wǒ)的(de)新(xīn)手机(shǒujī)支架(zhījià)！

    Look at my new phone stand!

  2. Liangliang

    它(tā)有(yǒu)什么(shénme)用(yòng)呢(ne)？

    What's it for?

  3. Dengdeng

    很(hěn)有用(yǒuyòng)，手机(shǒujī)放(fàng)上去(shàngqù)就(jiù)不会(bùhuì)动(dòng)。

    Very useful. Put the phone on it and it won't move.

  4. Liangliang

    真(zhēn)的(de)有用(yǒuyòng)吗(ma)？

    Is it really useful?

  5. Dengdeng

    有用(yǒuyòng)！我(wǒ)拍照(pāizhào)的(de)时候(shíhou)手(shǒu)不(bù)抖(dǒu)了(le)。

    Yes! My hands don't shake when I take photos.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)的(de)一(yí)个(ge)叔(shū)叔(shu)给(gěi)我(wǒ)了(le)一(yì)些(xiē)有(yǒu)用(yòng)的(de)建(jiàn)议(yì)。

An uncle of mine gave me some useful advice.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)只(zhǐ)买(mǎi)对(duì)他(tā)会(huì)有(yǒu)用(yòng)的(de)东(dōng)西(xi)。

He only buys things that will be useful to him.

Tatoeba: Chinese by sysko · English by LeviHighway · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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有
yǒu

to have; there is; (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒuyì) intentional)

用
yòng

to use; to employ

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