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用处

yòng chu · yong chu

Traditional 用處

HSK 6Measure word: 个 gè

Meaning

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  1. usefulness
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Might be useful someday

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)为什么(wèishénme)留着(liúzhe)这么(zhème)多(duō)旧(jiù)电线(diànxiàn)？

    Why do you keep so many old cables?

  2. Dengdeng

    它们(tāmen)说不定(shuōbudìng)有(yǒu)用处(yòngchu)。

    They might be useful.

  3. Liangliang

    这根(zhègēn)有(yǒu)什么(shénme)用处(yòngchu)？

    What is this one useful for?

  4. Dengdeng

    嗯(ēn)……我(wǒ)也(yě)不(bù)知道(zhīdào)。

    Um... I do not know either.

  5. Liangliang

    这些(zhèxiē)线(xiàn)没有(méiyǒu)用处(yòngchu)，扔(rēng)了(le)吧(ba)。

    These cables have no use. Throw them away.

  6. Dengdeng

    不行(bùxíng)！扔(rēng)了(le)以后(yǐhòu)，我(wǒ)肯定(kěndìng)马上(mǎshàng)就(jiù)用得上(yòngdeshàng)。

    No way! After I throw them away, I will need them right away.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)本(běn)书(shū)会(huì)对(duì)我(wǒ)们(men)有(yǒu)很(hěn)大(dà)用(yòng)处(chu)。

This book will be very useful to us.

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

02

你(nǐ)给(gěi)我(wǒ)的(de)资(zī)料(liào)没(méi)有(yǒu)多(duō)大(dà)的(de)用(yòng)处(chu)。

The information you gave me is of little use.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by kebukebu · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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