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Chinese
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to make; to cause; to enable to make; to cause; to enable; to use; to employ; messenger
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to use
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simp. and trad. (使用)
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使
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用
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Pronunciation
Note:
- si2 jung6 - literary, verb only;
- sai2 jung6 - vernacular, noun or verb.
Note:
- si2 yuung5 - verb;
- soi2 yuung5 - noun.
Verb
使用
- to use; to utilize; to employ; to apply
- 容易使用 ― róngyì shǐyòng ― to be easy to use
- 大量使用 ― dàliàng shǐyòng ― heavy use
禁止使用閃光燈。 [MSC, trad.]
禁止使用闪光灯。 [MSC, simp.]- Jìnzhǐ shǐyòng shǎnguāngdēng.
- No flash.
- 此票不能使用。 ― Cǐ piào bùnéng shǐyòng. ― Ticket invalid.
- 請勿使用手機。/请勿使用手机。 ― Qǐng wù shǐyòng shǒujī. ― Please keep your mobile phone switched off.
遇有火災請勿使用電梯。 [MSC, trad.]
遇有火灾请勿使用电梯。 [MSC, simp.]- Yù yǒu huǒzāi qǐng wù shǐyòng diàntī.
- Do not use elevator in case of fire.
Synonyms
- 使出 (shǐchū)
- 利用 (lìyòng)
- 動用/动用 (dòngyòng)
- 取用 (qǔyòng)
- 吸納/吸纳 (xīnà)
- 善用 (shànyòng) (to put to good use)
- 套用 (tàoyòng) (to apply mechanically)
- 實用/实用 (shíyòng)
- 應用/应用 (yìngyòng)
- 採用/采用 (cǎiyòng)
- 採納/采纳 (cǎinà)
- 搬 (bān) (to apply mechanically)
- 搬動/搬动 (bāndòng)
- 施用 (shīyòng)
- 沿用 (yányòng) (to continue to use)
- 用 (yòng)
- 硬套 (yìngtào) (to apply mechanically)
- 起動/起动 (Quanzhou Hokkien, Xiamen Hokkien)
- 運用/运用 (yùnyòng)
- 錄用/录用 (lùyòng)
- 須/须 (xū) (literary)
Derived terms
Noun
使用
- expense; expenditure
今次旅行使用咁大,以後都係要慳啲使喇。 [Cantonese, trad.]
今次旅行使用咁大,以后都系要悭啲使喇。 [Cantonese, simp.]- gam1 ci3 leoi5 hang4 si2 jung6 gam3 daai6, ji5 hau6 dou1 hai6 jiu3 haan1 di1 sai2 laa3.
- The expenditure for the trip this time was so big. From now on, we have to spend less.
Synonyms
- 成本 (chéngběn) (cost involved in the production of something)
- 所費/所费 (Hokkien)
- 支出 (zhīchū)
- 用度 (yòngdù)
- 用費/用费 (yòngfèi)
- 耗用 (hàoyòng)
- 耗費/耗费 (hàofèi)
- 花費/花费 (huāfei)
- 花銷/花销 (huāxiao)
- 費用/费用 (fèiyòng)
- 資費/资费 (zīfèi)
- 開支/开支 (kāizhī)
- 開銷/开销 (kāixiāo)
Descendants
References
Japanese
Pronunciation
Noun
使用 • (shiyō)
- use, usage
Synonyms
Verb
使用する • (shiyō suru) suru (stem 使用し (shiyō shi), past 使用した (shiyō shita))
- use, utilize
Conjugation
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
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Mizenkei ("imperfective")
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使用し
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しようし
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shiyō shi
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Ren’yōkei ("continuative")
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使用し
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しようし
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shiyō shi
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Shūshikei ("terminal")
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使用する
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しようする
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shiyō suru
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Rentaikei ("attributive")
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使用する
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しようする
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shiyō suru
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Kateikei ("hypothetical")
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使用すれ
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しようすれ
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shiyō sure
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Meireikei ("imperative")
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使用せよ¹ 使用しろ²
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しようせよ¹ しようしろ²
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shiyō seyo¹ shiyō shiro²
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Key constructions
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Passive
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使用される
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しようされる
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shiyō sareru
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Causative
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使用させる 使用さす
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しようさせる しようさす
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shiyō saseru shiyō sasu
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Potential
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使用できる
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しようできる
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shiyō dekiru
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Volitional
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使用しよう
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しようしよう
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shiyō shiyō
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Negative
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使用しない
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しようしない
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shiyō shinai
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Negative continuative
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使用せず
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しようせず
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shiyō sezu
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Formal
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使用します
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しようします
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shiyō shimasu
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Perfective
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使用した
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しようした
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shiyō shita
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Conjunctive
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使用して
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しようして
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shiyō shite
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Hypothetical conditional
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使用すれば
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しようすれば
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shiyō sureba
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¹ Written imperative
² Spoken imperative
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Synonyms
References
- 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.
Korean
Noun
使用 • (sayong) (hangeul 사용)
- hanja form? of 사용 (“use, usage”)
Vietnamese
Verb
使用
- chữ Hán form of sử dụng (“to use; to utilize; to employ”).