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用场

yòng chǎng · yong chang

Traditional 用場

Meaning

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  1. use; application
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Old cardboard boxes

  1. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)为什么(wèishénme)不(bù)扔(rēng)这些(zhèxiē)旧(jiù)纸箱(zhǐxiāng)？

    Why do you not throw away these old boxes?

  2. Liangliang

    先(xiān)留着(liúzhe)，说不定(shuōbudìng)哪天(nǎtiān)能(néng)派上用场(pàishàngyòngchǎng)。

    Keep them for now. Maybe one day they will come in handy.

  3. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)上个月(shànggèyuè)也(yě)这么(zhème)说(shuō)。

    You said that last month too.

  4. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)，这回(zhèhuí)真的(zhēnde)要(yào)派上用场(pàishàngyòngchǎng)了(le)！

    Look, this time they will really come in handy!

  5. Dengdeng

    咦(yí)，你(nǐ)要(yào)用(yòng)它们(tāmen)做(zuò)什么(shénme)？

    Oh? What do you need them for?

  6. Liangliang

    搬家(bānjiā)啊(a)，我(wǒ)下个月(xiàgèyuè)搬到(bāndào)你(nǐ)楼上(lóushàng)。

    To move. I am moving to the floor above you next month.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)些(xiē)旧(jiù)木(mù)板(bǎn)还(hái)能(néng)派(pài)上(shàng)用(yòng)场(chǎng)，别(bié)急(jí)着(zhe)扔(rēng)掉(diào)。

These old wooden boards can still be put to use, so don't rush to throw them away.

02

他(tā)学(xué)的(de)外(wài)语(yǔ)在(zài)工(gōng)作(zuò)中(zhōng)终(zhōng)于(yú)有(yǒu)了(le)用(yòng)场(chǎng)。

The foreign language he learned finally found a use in his work.

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