活用

Traditional form:

活用

Pinyin (reading):

huóyòng

Definitions:

• to apply (knowledge etc) creatively and flexibly
• to use a word flexibly (e.g. a noun as an adjective)

Characters:

• 活 - to exist, to live, to survive; living, working
• 用 - to use, to employ, to apply; use

Traditional characters:

• 活 - to exist, to live, to survive; living, working
• 用 - to use, to employ, to apply; use