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实用
shíyòng
Main
English Definitionpractical; functional; pragmatic; applied (science)
Simplified Script实用
Traditional Script實用
Pinyinshíyòng
Effective Pinyin
(After Tone Sandhi)
Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo)ㄕˊ ㄩㄥˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping)sat6jung6
Part of Speech(形) adjective
Proficiency Test LevelHSK.v3=4 TOCFL=6
Word Decomposition
shíreal; true; honest; really; solid; fruit; seed; definitely
yòngto use; to employ; to have to; to eat or drink; expense or outlay; usefulness; hence; therefore

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Words With Same Head Word    
实际shíjìreality; practice; practical; realistic; real; actual
实行shíxíngto implement; to carry out; to put into practice
实力shílìstrength
实在shízàireally; actually; indeed; true; real; (philosophy) reality
实话shíhuàtruth
Words With Same Tail Word    
有用yǒuyònguseful
利用lìyòngto exploit; to make use of; to use; to take advantage of; to utilize
不用bùyòngneed not
使用shǐyòngto use; to employ; to apply; to make use of
采用cǎiyòngto adopt; to employ; to use
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