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采用

cǎi yòng · cai yong

Traditional 採用

HSK 3

Meaning

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  1. to adopt
  2. to employ
  3. to use
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The boss's decision

  1. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)给(gěi)老板(lǎobǎn)的(de)建议(jiànyì)，他(tā)看了(kànle)吗(ma)？

    Did the boss read the suggestions I gave him?

  2. Dengdeng

    看了(kànle)，他(tā)说(shuō)会(huì)采用(cǎiyòng)。

    He read them and said he will adopt them.

  3. Liangliang

    太好了(tàihǎole)！他(tā)采用(cǎiyòng)了(le)哪个(nǎge)建议(jiànyì)？

    Great! Which suggestion did he adopt?

  4. Dengdeng

    他(tā)采用(cǎiyòng)了(le)你的(nǐde)第三个(dìsāngè)建议(jiànyì)：周五(zhōuwǔ)早点(zǎodiǎn)下班(xiàbān)。

    He adopted your third suggestion: leave work earlier on Friday.

  5. Liangliang

    第三个(dìsāngè)？那是(nàshi)我(wǒ)随便(suíbiàn)写(xiě)的(de)！

    The third one? I wrote that casually!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)家(jiā)公(gōng)司(sī)决(jué)定(dìng)采(cǎi)用(yòng)新(xīn)的(de)管(guǎn)理(lǐ)方(fāng)法(fǎ)。

This company decided to adopt a new management method.

02

我(wǒ)们(men)学(xué)校(xiào)采(cǎi)用(yòng)了(le)新(xīn)的(de)教(jiào)学(xué)系(xì)统(tǒng)。

Our school has adopted a new teaching system.

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采
cǎi

to pick; to pluck

用
yòng

to use; to employ

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

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