有用

yǒuyòng

Traditional: 有用

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Translation

useful, of use

Word origin

A compound of 有 (yǒu, to have) and 用 (yòng, use), literally to have use, meaning useful.

Origin
compound
Root
有 (yǒu, to have) + 用 (yòng, use)

Stroke order

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Examples

This book is very useful to me.

Learning a foreign language well is very useful.

He gave me some useful advice.

This tool is really useful.

Your experience is useful to everyone.

有用 (yǒu yòng) means useful or of use. It describes things, information or skills that serve a practical purpose, the opposite of 没用 (useless).

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This word is part of lesson 35.