Usage of the character 用

to apply (sth hitherto used in a different context)
to use (rules, systems, models etc copied from elsewhere) (often implying that they aren't suited to the new situation)
to borrow (a phrase)
(Tw) (computing) to apply (a style, formatting etc)

yòngjìn

用尽

[用盡]

to exhaust
to use up completely

tíngyòng

停用

[停用]

to stop using
to suspend
to discontinue
to disable

pìnyòng

聘用

[聘用]

to employ
to hire

dòngyòng

动用

[動用]

to utilize
to put sth to use

qǔyòng

取用

[取用]

to access
to make use of

yòngguāng

用光

[用光]

out of (supply)
spent
exhausted (used up)
depleted

yòngmìng

用命

[用命]

to follow orders
to abide by
to obey

xiǎngyòng

享用

[享用]

to enjoy (i.e. have the use or benefit of)

zuòyòng

作用

[作用]

to act on; to affect
action; function; activity
impact; result; effect
purpose; intent
(suffix) -ation, -tion etc, as in 抑制作用 (yìzhìzuòyòng), inhibition

bōyòng

拨用

[撥用]

appropriation

huāyòng

花用

[花用]

to spend (money)

yòngyǔ

用语

[用語]

choice of words
wording
phraseology
term

zhēngyòng

征用

[征用]

to expropriate
to commandeer

yòngzuò

用作

[用作]

to use for the purpose of
to serve as

hǎoyòng

好用

[好用]

useful
serviceable
effective
handy
easy to use

zìyòng

自用

[自用]

to have (sth) for one's own use
(literary) to be opinionated

tōngyòng

通用

[通用]

to use anywhere, anytime (card, ticket etc)
to be used by everyone (language, textbook etc)
(of two or more things) interchangeable

zhànyòng

占用

[佔用]

to occupy

shǐyòng

使用

[使用]

to use
to employ
to apply
to make use of

zīyòng

资用

[資用]

(physics) available

xìnyòng

信用

[信用]

trustworthiness
(commerce) credit
(literary) to trust and appoint

dānyòng

单用

[單用]

to use (sth) on its own

yǐnyòng

饮用

[飲用]

drink
drinking or drinkable (water)

yòngqian

用钱

[用錢]

variant of 佣錢／佣钱 (yòngqian)

yǒuyòng

有用

[有用]

useful

yòngpǐn

用品

[用品]

articles for use
products
goods

bùyòng

不用

[不用]

need not

qìyòng

弃用

[棄用]

to stop using
to abandon
abandoned
deprecated

qǐyòng

起用

[起用]

to promote
to reinstate (in a position or job)

guànyòng

惯用

[慣用]

to use habitually
habitual
customary

yònggōng

用功

[用功]

diligent
industrious (in one's studies)
to study hard
to make great effort

héyòng

合用

[合用]

to share
to use in common
suitable
fit for purpose
useable

yòngjì

用计

[用計]

to employ a stratagem

gōngyòng

功用

[功用]

function

yòngchǎng

用场

[用場]

use; application

yòngnǎo

用脑

[用腦]

to undertake mental work

miàoyòng

妙用

[妙用]

to use (sth) in an ingenious way
marvelously effective use

xiàoyòng

效用

[效用]

usefulness
effectiveness
(economics) utility

duōyòng

多用

[多用]

multipurpose
having several uses

yòngcí

用词

[用詞]

usage (of a term)
wording
phrasing

diàoyòng

调用

[調用]

to transfer (for a specific purpose)
to allocate
(computing) to invoke (a command, an application etc)

shìyòng

试用

[試用]

to try sth out
to be on probation

mínyòng

民用

[民用]

(for) civilian use

yònglì

用力

[用力]

to exert oneself physically

jūnyòng

军用

[軍用]

(for) military use
military application

nèiyòng

内用

[內用]

to eat in (at a restaurant) (Tw)
to take the medicine orally

gōngyòng

公用

[公用]

public
for public use

zhōngyòng

中用

[中用]

useful
helpful
Taiwan pr. (zhòngyòng)

zhuǎnyòng

转用

[轉用]

to adapt for use for another purpose

yònghuài

用坏

[用壞]

to wear out (tools)

jǔyòng

举用

[舉用]

to select the best (for a job)

gǎiyòng

改用

[改用]

to change over to
to switch to
to use (sth different)

yòngjiàn

用间

[用間]

using spies

fèiyòng

费用

[費用]

cost
expenditure
expense
CL:筆／笔 (bǐ),個／个 (gè)

yǐnyòng

引用

[引用]

to quote; to cite
to recommend; to appoint
(computing) reference

shìyòng

适用

[適用]

to be applicable

zhòngyòng

重用

[重用]

to put in an important position

xíyòng

习用

[習用]

to use habitually
usual
conventional

yòngshàn

用膳

[用膳]

to dine

lìyòng

利用

[利用]

to exploit
to make use of
to use
to take advantage of
to utilize

shíyòng

食用

[食用]

to eat; to consume
edible

jiāyòng

家用

[家用]

home-use
domestic
family expenses
housekeeping money

qǐyòng

启用

[啟用]

to start using
(computing) to enable (a feature)

yòngxīn

用心

[用心]

motive
intention
to be diligent or attentive
careful

wùyòng

误用

[誤用]

to misuse

tāyòng

他用

[他用]

other use
other purpose

shíyòng

实用

[實用]

practical
functional
pragmatic
applied (science)

yònglái

用来

[用來]

to be used for

yòngliàng

用量

[用量]

quantity used; usage; consumption; dose

huàyòng

化用

[化用]

to adapt (an idea etc)

jīnyòng

禁用

[禁用]

to withstand heavy use
durable

yòngzì

用字

[用字]

to use letters
to use words
diction

yòngcān

用餐

[用餐]

to eat a meal

jièyòng

借用

[借用]

to borrow sth for another use
to borrow an idea for one's own use

bèiyòng

备用

[備用]

reserve
spare
alternate
backup

nuóyòng

挪用

[挪用]

to shift (funds)
to (legitimately) take funds set aside for one purpose in order to use them for another
to embezzle
to misappropriate

fúyòng

服用

[服用]

to take (medicine)

zūyòng

租用

[租用]

to lease
to hire
to rent (sth from sb)

yòngyǐ

用以

[用以]

in order to
so as to

yònghù

用户

[用戶]

user
consumer
subscriber
customer

yòngliào

用料

[用料]

ingredients
material

dàyòng

大用

[大用]

to put sb in powerful position
to empower

yùyòng

御用

[御用]

for use by the emperor
imperial
(derog.) in the pay of the ruler

jiǎnyòng

俭用

[儉用]

to economize; to be frugal

cǎiyòng

采用

[採用]

to adopt
to employ
to use

lìngyòng

另用

[另用]

diversion

yìngyòng

应用

[應用]

to put to use; to apply
practical; applied (science, linguistics etc)
application; practical use
(computing) app

zhèngyòng

正用

[正用]

correct usage

lùyòng

录用

[錄用]

to hire (an employee)
to accept (a manuscript) for publication

língyòng

零用

[零用]

incidental expenses
sundries
pocket money

yòngfǎ

用法

[用法]

usage

yùnyòng

运用

[運用]

to use
to put to use

liǎngyòng

两用

[兩用]

dual-use

yàoyòng

药用

[藥用]

medicinal use
pharmaceutical

yòngwán

用完

[用完]

used up
finished

gòuyòng

够用

[夠用]

adequate
sufficient
enough

mànyòng

慢用

[慢用]

same as 慢慢吃 (mànmànchī)

jíyòng

急用

[急用]

to need sth urgently
urgently required

gòngyòng

共用

[共用]

to share the use of; to have joint use of
communal (bathroom); shared (antenna)
to use, in total, ...

shāngyòng

商用

[商用]

(attributive) commercial

yòngdù

用度

[用度]

expense

yíyòng

移用

[移用]

to use (sth) for a purpose other than its original one; to adapt (tools, methods etc) for another purpose

liányòng

连用

[連用]

to use (two words etc) together
to use (sth) continuously

shòuyòng

受用

[受用]

to enjoy
to reap the benefits (of sth)

gùyòng

雇用

[僱用]

to employ
to hire

màoyòng

冒用

[冒用]

to falsely use (sb's identity etc)

yòngtú

用途

[用途]

use; application

yòngchu

用处

[用處]

usefulness
CL:個／个 (gè)

nàiyòng

耐用

[耐用]

durable

rènyòng

任用

[任用]

to appoint
to assign

Wú Yòng

吴用

[吳用]

Wu Yong, character of 水滸傳／水浒传 ( Shuǐhǔ Zhuàn), nicknamed Resourceful Star 智多星 ( Zhìduōxīng)

jìnyòng

禁用

[禁用]

to prohibit the use of sth
to ban
(computing) to disable

shǐyòngzhě

使用者

[使用者]

user

duōyòngbiǎo

多用表

[多用表]

multimeter

yǐnyòngjù

引用句

[引用句]

quotation

zuòyònglì

作用力

[作用力]

effort
active force
applied force

yǔyòngxué

语用学

[語用學]

pragmatics

fǎnzuòyòng

反作用

[反作用]

opposite reaction

Tōngyòngmǎ

通用码

[通用碼]

Standard Interchange Code for Generally Used Chinese Characters, a character encoding standard of Taiwan 1986-1992, aka CNS 11643-1986, where CNS stands for Chinese National Standard (abbr. for 通用漢字標準交換碼／通用汉字标准交换码 ( Tōngyòng Hànzì Biāozhǔn Jiāohuànmǎ))

shǒuxìnyòng

守信用

[守信用]

to keep one's word
trustworthy

dǐyòngjīn

抵用金

[抵用金]

store credit (credit to be spent at a specified retailer)

qǐzuòyòng

起作用

[起作用]

to have an effect
to play a role
to be operative
to work
to function

guànyòngyǔ

惯用语

[慣用語]

commonly used phrase
idiom
colloquial usage

dǐyòngquàn

抵用券

[抵用券]

coupon
voucher

ruòzuòyòng

弱作用

[弱作用]

(physics) weak interaction

yǐnyòngshuǐ

饮用水

[飲用水]

drinking water
potable water

shìyòngpǐn

试用品

[試用品]

trial product

luǎnyòngjī

卵用鸡

[卵用雞]

laying hen

xìnyòng'é

信用额

[信用額]

credit limit

duōyòngtú

多用途

[多用途]

multipurpose

rìyòngpǐn

日用品

[日用品]

articles for daily use
CL:件 (jiàn),個／个 (gè)

xìnyòngkǎ

信用卡

[信用卡]

credit card

yòngbuliǎo

用不了

[用不了]

to not use all of
to use less than

qiángzuòyòng

强作用

[強作用]

strong interaction (governing hadrons in nuclear physics)

bùyòngzhǎo

不用找

[不用找]

"keep the change" (restaurant expression)

guànyòngshǒu

惯用手

[慣用手]

dominant hand

tōngyòngxìng

通用性

[通用性]

universality

yǒuzuòyòng

有作用

[有作用]

effective
to have impact

zàishǐyòng

再使用

[再使用]

to reuse

shǐyòngquán

使用权

[使用權]

usage rights

língyòngqián

零用钱

[零用錢]

pocket money
allowance
spending money

duōyònghù

多用户

[多用戶]

multiuser

wànyòngbiǎo

万用表

[萬用表]

multimeter

yònghùxiàn

用户线

[用戶線]

subscriber line

tōngyòngyǔ

通用语

[通用語]

common language
lingua franca

shìyòngqī

试用期

[試用期]

trial period
probationary period

shǐyòngliàng

使用量

[使用量]

volume of use
usage amount

bèiyònghuán

备用环

[備用環]

backup ring

bùyòngxiè

不用谢

[不用謝]

You're welcome
Don't mention it

bùyòngshuō

不用说

[不用說]

needless to say; it goes without saying

yìngyòngwén

应用文

[應用文]

applied writing
writing for practical purposes (business letters, advertising etc)

fùzuòyòng

副作用

[副作用]

side effect

xìnyòngshè

信用社

[信用社]

credit union

zàilìyòng

再利用

[再利用]

to reuse

chángyòngpǐn

常用品

[常用品]

everyday implement
object of everyday use

chángyòngzì

常用字

[常用字]

everyday words

bùzhōngyòng

不中用

[不中用]

unfit for anything
no good
useless
(of a sick person) beyond hope

chéngyòngchē

乘用车

[乘用車]

passenger vehicle

dàiyòngcān

待用餐

[待用餐]

suspended meal (Tw)

yònghùmíng

用户名

[用戶名]

username; user ID

shìyòngběn

试用本

[試用本]

inspection copy (of a textbook etc)
trial edition

nàiyòngpǐn

耐用品

[耐用品]

durable goods

yìyòngxìng

易用性

[易用性]

ease of use
usability

yòngdeshàng

用得上

[用得上]

needed
to come in useful

xìnyòngzhèng

信用证

[信用證]

letter of credit

yòngbuzháo

用不着

[用不著]

not need
have no use for

yòngdezháo

用得着

[用得著]

to be able to use; useable; to have a use for
(in a question) to be necessary to

língyòngjīn

零用金

[零用金]

petty cash

yìngyòngcéng

应用层

[應用層]

application layer (computing)

dīfèiyòng

低费用

[低費用]

low cost

chāojùzuòyòng

超距作用

[超距作用]

action at a distance (e.g. gravitational force)

xìnyòngděngjí

信用等级

[信用等級]

credit level

yùnyòngzìrú

运用自如

[運用自如]

to have a fluent command of (idiom)

jiāyòngdiànqì

家用电器

[家用電器]

domestic electric appliance

zhuānyòngwǎnglù

专用网路

[專用網路]

dedicated network

shíyòngzhǔyì

实用主义

[實用主義]

pragmatism

xìnyòngzhèngquàn

信用证券

[信用證券]

instrument of credit
letter of credit
see also 信用證／信用证 (xìnyòngzhèng)
CL:張／张 (zhāng)

xuéyǐzhìyòng

学以致用

[學以致用]

to study sth in order to apply it

xíguànyòngyǔ

习惯用语

[習慣用語]

idiom
idiomatic expression
habitual form of speech (grammar)

Tōngyòng Diànqì

通用电器

[通用電器]

General Electric (GE)

fǎnshèzuòyòng

反射作用

[反射作用]

reflex
reflection

shǐyòngjiàzhí

使用价值

[使用價值]

usable value

xìnyòngwēijī

信用危机

[信用危機]

credit crisis

yìngyòngpíngtái

应用平台

[應用平台]

application platform (computing)

yòngbīngrúshén

用兵如神

[用兵如神]

to lead military operations with extraordinary skill

Zhōngtǐ Xīyòng

中体西用

[中體西用]

adopting Western knowledge for its practical uses while keeping Chinese values as the core

sānjūnyòngmìng

三军用命

[三軍用命]

(of a team) to throw oneself into the battle

dàcáixiǎoyòng

大才小用

[大才小用]

lit. making little use of great talent
to use a sledgehammer to crack a nut

tūnshìzuòyòng

吞噬作用

[吞噬作用]

phagocytosis (ingesting and destroying foreign matter)

jùhézuòyòng

聚合作用

[聚合作用]

polymerization

chénjīzuòyòng

沉积作用

[沉積作用]

sedimentation (geology)

yìngyòngkēxué

应用科学

[應用科學]

applied science

yìhuàzuòyòng

异化作用

[異化作用]

catabolism (biology)
metabolic breaking down and waste disposal
dissimilation

yìngyòngruǎnjiàn

应用软件

[應用軟件]

application software

liángkǔyòngxīn

良苦用心

[良苦用心]

to ponder earnestly
to give a lot of thought to sth

xiānghùzuòyòng

相互作用

[相互作用]

to interact
interaction
interplay

gāngbìzìyòng

刚愎自用

[剛愎自用]

obstinate and self-opinionated (idiom)

qíngqùyòngpǐn

情趣用品

[情趣用品]

adult product
sex toy

bèi'érbùyòng

备而不用

[備而不用]

have sth ready just in case
keep sth for possible future use

qūhuàzuòyòng

趋化作用

[趨化作用]

chemotaxis (movement of leukocytes under chemical stimulus)

kuāndǎzhǎiyòng

宽打窄用

[寬打窄用]

to give oneself leeway (idiom)
to allow room for error

shuǐlùliǎngyòng

水陆两用

[水陸兩用]

amphibious (vehicle)

xìnyòngguānchá

信用观察

[信用觀察]

credit watch

zhēngténgzuòyòng

蒸腾作用

[蒸騰作用]

transpiration

xīnlǐzuòyòng

心理作用

[心理作用]

a perception that doesn't reflect reality
a notion based on an erroneous belief

fēnjiězuòyòng

分解作用

[分解作用]

decomposition

mùyùyòngpǐn

沐浴用品

[沐浴用品]

bath product

xìnyòngpíngděng

信用评等

[信用評等]

credit rating

xúnhuánshǐyòng

循环使用

[循環使用]

recycle
to use in cyclic order

yòngcānshíjiān

用餐时间

[用餐時間]

meal times

Tōngyòng Qìchē

通用汽车

[通用汽車]

General Motors (car company)

dàcáixiǎoyòng

大材小用

[大材小用]

using a talented person in an insignificant position (idiom)
a sledgehammer to crack a nut

yònghùjièmiàn

用户界面

[用戶界面]

user interface

xiétóngzuòyòng

协同作用

[協同作用]

synergy
cooperative interaction

photosynthesis

cuīhuàzuòyòng

催化作用

[催化作用]

catalysis

yīxīnduōyòng

一心多用

[一心多用]

to multitask

shǐyòngshùliàng

使用数量

[使用數量]

usage (i.e. extent of use)

yìngyòngshùxué

应用数学

[應用數學]

applied mathematics

wǎngluòyòngyǔ

网络用语

[網絡用語]

see 網絡語言／网络语言 (wǎngluòyǔyán)

jiàojiězuòyòng

酵解作用

[酵解作用]

zymolysis

qiángzuòyònglì

强作用力

[強作用力]

the strong force (in nuclear physics)

zàoshānzuòyòng

造山作用

[造山作用]

orogeny (geology)

yìngyòngruǎntǐ

应用软体

[應用軟體]

application software

bēnghuàizuòyòng

崩坏作用

[崩壞作用]

mass wasting (geology)
slope movement

wúyòngzhīshù

无用之树

[無用之樹]

useless person (originally from Zhuangzi's "A Happy Excursion" 逍遙遊／逍遥游)

lànyòngquánlì

滥用权力

[濫用權力]

abuse of power

yīxīn'èryòng

一心二用

[一心二用]

to do two things at once (idiom)
to multitask
to divide one's attention

yòngxīnliángkǔ

用心良苦

[用心良苦]

to ponder earnestly
to give a lot of thought to sth

wǎnglùyìngyòng

网路应用

[網路應用]

network application

shíjìyìngyòng

实际应用

[實際應用]

practical application

xìnyòngpíngjí

信用评级

[信用評級]

credit rating

gōngyòngdiànhuà

公用电话

[公用電話]

public phone
CL:部 (bù)

jiāyòngdiànnǎo

家用电脑

[家用電腦]

home computer

suíchājíyòng

随插即用

[隨插即用]

plug and play (computing)

yònghùdìngyì

用户定义

[用戶定義]

user-defined

diǎnxíngyòngtú

典型用途

[典型用途]

typical use
typical application

Tōngyòng Diànqì

通用电气

[通用電氣]

General Electric (GE)

yàoyòngjiàzhí

药用价值

[藥用價值]

medicinal value

tīnghuàzuòyòng

烃化作用

[烴化作用]

alkylation

yòngrénjīngfèi

用人经费

[用人經費]

personnel expenditure (accountancy)

jīngyíngfèiyòng

经营费用

[經營費用]

business cost
business expense

lànyòngzhíquán

滥用职权

[濫用職權]

abuse of power

róngshízuòyòng

溶蚀作用

[溶蝕作用]

dissolving
erosion by groundwater
corrosion

wànyòngzìyuán

万用字元

[萬用字元]

(computing) wildcard character (Tw)

biéyǒuyòngxīn

别有用心

[別有用心]

to have an ulterior motive (idiom)

tōngyòngpīnyīn

通用拼音

[通用拼音]

the common use romanization system introduced in Taiwan in 2003

ruòzuòyònglì

弱作用力

[弱作用力]

the weak force (in particle physics)

shíyòngjiàzhí

实用价值

[實用價值]

practical value

nàháiyòngshuō

那还用说

[那還用説]

that goes without saying

yìngyòngchéngxù

应用程序

[應用程序]

(computing) program
application

sānyòngdiànbiǎo

三用电表

[三用電表]

multimeter

wúsuǒyòngxīn

无所用心

[無所用心]

not paying attention to anything (idiom); to idle time away

jíchājíyòng

即插即用

[即插即用]

plug-and-play

zhōngduānyònghù

终端用户

[終端用戶]

end user

wǎngluòyìngyòng

网络应用

[網絡應用]

network application

fànhòufúyòng

饭后服用

[飯後服用]

post cibum (pharm.)
to take (medicine) after a meal

chùméizuòyòng

触媒作用

[觸媒作用]

catalysis

yìzhìzuòyòng

抑制作用

[抑制作用]

inhibition

kěgōngjūnyòng

可供军用

[可供軍用]

having possible military application

xìnyòngfēngxiǎn

信用风险

[信用風險]

credit risk

xīnwú'èryòng

心无二用

[心無二用]

one cannot concentrate on two things at the same time

gǎnqíngyòngshì

感情用事

[感情用事]

to act impetuously (idiom); on an impulse

bùyòngkèqi

不用客气

[不用客氣]

you're welcome
don't mention it
no need to stand on ceremony

yìngyòngchéngshì

应用程式

[應用程式]

(Tw) (computing) program
application

shěngchījiǎnyòng

省吃俭用

[省吃儉用]

to live frugally

zhīrénshànyòng

知人善用

[知人善用]

see 知人善任 (zhīrénshànrèn)

biànzhìzuòyòng

变质作用

[變質作用]

metamorphism (geology)

yìqìyòngshì

意气用事

[意氣用事]

(idiom) to let emotions affect one's decisions

yùtífèiyòng

预提费用

[預提費用]

(accounting) accrued expense

huóxuéhuóyòng

活学活用

[活學活用]

to creatively combine learning with usage
to learn and apply pragmatically

shāngyèyìngyòng

商业应用

[商業應用]

business application

xiànxuéxiànyòng

现学现用

[現學現用]

to immediately put into practice something one has just learned (idiom)

wùjìnqíyòng

物尽其用

[物盡其用]

to use sth to the full
to make the best use of everything

yòngjìnxīnjī

用尽心机

[用盡心機]

to tax one's ingenuity

xíguànyòngfǎ

习惯用法

[習慣用法]

idiom

yòngdeqísuǒ

用得其所

[用得其所]

used properly
used for its intended purpose
to put to good use
to serve its purpose

dēngjìyònghù

登记用户

[登記用戶]

registered user

guānghuàzuòyòng

光化作用

[光化作用]

photochemical effect
photosynthesis
photolysis

biéwútāyòng

别无他用

[別無他用]

to have no other use or purpose (idiom)

kèhùyìngyòng

客户应用

[客戶應用]

client application

rìhuóyònghù

日活用户

[日活用戶]

daily active users (of a website, service etc)

qīnshízuòyòng

侵蚀作用

[侵蝕作用]

erosion

yìngyòngwùlǐ

应用物理

[應用物理]

applied physics

zuòyònglǐlùn

作用理论

[作用理論]

interactive theory

liàngcáilùyòng

量才录用

[量才錄用]

to assess sb's capabilities and employ him accordingly (idiom); to employ sb competent for the task

yùqīyòngtú

预期用途

[預期用途]

intended use

fēnghuàzuòyòng

风化作用

[風化作用]

weathering (of rocks)
erosion (by wind etc)

tónghuàzuòyòng

同化作用

[同化作用]

assimilation
anabolism (biology)
constructive metabolism (using energy to make proteins etc)

wèishēngyòngzhǐ

卫生用纸

[衛生用紙]

toilet paper

pàishàngyòngchǎng

派上用场

[派上用場]

to put to good use
to come in handy

gōngkuàngyòngdì

工矿用地

[工礦用地]

industrial and mining area

yòngwǔzhīdì

用武之地

[用武之地]

ample scope for abilities
favorable position for the use of one's skills (idiom)

qiángxiānghùzuòyòng

强相互作用

[強相互作用]

strong interaction (in particle physics)
strong force

shāshǒujíyìngyòng

杀手级应用

[殺手級應用]

killer application
killer app

yùyòngdàlüshī

御用大律师

[御用大律師]

Queen's Counsel

bàngōngzhuōlúnyòng

办公桌轮用

[辦公桌輪用]

hot-desking

héxiānghùzuòyòng

核相互作用

[核相互作用]

nuclear interaction

yònghùduānshèbèi

用户端设备

[用戶端設備]

customer premise equipment
CPE

fǎnyònghuànliúqì

反用换流器

[反用換流器]

inverter, device that converts AC electricity to DC and vice versa

mǔrǔdàiyòngpǐn

母乳代用品

[母乳代用品]

breast milk substitute

ruòxiānghùzuòyòng

弱相互作用

[弱相互作用]

weak interaction (in particle physics)
weak force

tōngyòngzìfújí

通用字符集

[通用字符集]

universal character set UCS

zhōngkànbùzhōngyòng

中看不中用

[中看不中用]

impressive-looking but useless

júbùzuòyòngyù

局部作用域

[局部作用域]

(computing) local scope

bùshǒuxiānshǐyòng

不首先使用

[不首先使用]

no first use (policy for nuclear weapons)
NFU

quánjúzuòyòngyù

全局作用域

[全局作用域]

(computing) global scope

fèiyòngbàoxiāodān

费用报销单

[費用報銷單]

expense claim form

zìgēntōngyòngmǎ

字根通用码

[字根通用碼]

common coding for components of Chinese character
same as Zheng coding 鄭碼／郑码 ( Zhèngmǎ)

yìngyòngchéngxùjiēkǒu

应用程序接口

[應用程序接口]

application programming interface (API)

wúsuǒbùyòngqíjí

无所不用其极

[無所不用其極]

committing all manner of crimes
completely unscrupulous

shājīyānyòngniúdāo

杀鸡焉用牛刀

[殺雞焉用牛刀]

don't use a sledgehammer on a nut
aquila non capit muscam

xūnǐzhuānyòngwǎngluò

虚拟专用网络

[虛擬專用網絡]

virtual private network (VPN)

zhuānyòngjíchéngdiànlù

专用集成电路

[專用集成電路]

application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC)

Tōngyòng Qìchē Gōngsī

通用汽车公司

[通用汽車公司]

General Motors

shèhuìxìnyòngtǐxì

社会信用体系

[社會信用體系]

social credit system, a system that incentivizes individuals and businesses by creating consequences for good and bad behavior

tōngyòngchuànxíngzǒngxiàn

通用串行总线

[通用串行總線]

Universal Serial Bus, USB (computer)

yònghùchuàngzàonèiróng

用户创造内容

[用戶創造內容]

user-generated content (of a website)

túxiàngyònghùjièmiàn

图像用户介面

[圖像用戶介面]

graphical user interface
GUI

diàncíxiānghùzuòyòng

电磁相互作用

[電磁相互作用]

electromagnetic interaction (between particles)
electromagnetic force (physics)

gējīyānyòngniúdāo

割鸡焉用牛刀

[割雞焉用牛刀]

lit. why use a pole-ax to slaughter a chicken? (idiom)
fig. to waste effort on a trifling matter
also written 殺雞焉用牛刀／杀鸡焉用牛刀 (shājīyānyòngniúdāo)

yìngyòngchéngshìjièmiàn

应用程式介面

[應用程式介面]

application programming interface (API) (Tw)

tǔdìlìyòngguīhuà

土地利用规划

[土地利用規劃]

land use plan (official P.R.C. government term)

Zhōngguó Shāngyòng Fēijī

中国商用飞机

[中國商用飛機]

COMAC (Chinese aeronautics company)

túxíngyònghùjièmiàn

图形用户界面

[圖形用戶界面]

graphical user interface (GUI)

shùzìyònghùxiànlù

数字用户线路

[數字用戶線路]

digital subscriber line (DSL)

Zhōngguó Mínyòng Hángkōngjú

中国民用航空局

[中國民用航空局]

Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC)

xuèzhàiyàoyòngxuèláicháng

血债要用血来偿

[血債要用血來償]

A debt of blood must be paid in blood.
Blood calls for blood.

gōngyòngjiāohuàndiànhuàwǎng

公用交换电话网

[公用交換電話網]

public switched telephone network
PSTN

bùkěchèxiāoxìnyòngzhèng

不可撤销信用证

[不可撤銷信用證]

irrevocable letter of credit

xuèzhàiyàoyòngxuèláihuán

血债要用血来还

[血債要用血來還]

A debt of blood must be paid in blood.
Blood calls for blood.

yīngxióngwúyòngwǔzhīdì

英雄无用武之地

[英雄無用武之地]

a hero with no chance of using his might
to have no opportunity to display one's talents

tǒngyīshèhuìxìnyòngdàimǎ

统一社会信用代码

[統一社會信用代碼]

unified social credit identifier, the VAT identification number of a business or organization

yìngyòngchéngxùbiānchéngjiēkǒu

应用程序编程接口

[應用程序編程接口]

application programming interface (API)

bèiyòng'èrjítóuhūxīqì

备用二级头呼吸器

[備用二級頭呼吸器]

(scuba diving) backup regulator; octopus

fēiduìchènshìshùjùyònghùxiàn

非对称式数据用户线

[非對稱式數據用戶線]

Asymmetrical Digital Subscriber Line
ADSL

yǎngbīngqiānrì,yòngbīngyīshí

养兵千日，用兵一时

[養兵千日，用兵一時]

lit. Train an army for a thousand days to use it for an hour. (idiom); fig. extensive preparation eventually pays off

rénqúnguǎnlǐtèbiéyòngtúchē

人群管理特别用途车

[人群管理特別用途車]

specialized crowd management vehicle, a riot control vehicle equipped with a water cannon, commonly known as water cannon vehicle 水炮車／水炮车 (shuǐpàochē)

yǎngbīngqiānrì,yòngzàiyīzhāo

养兵千日，用在一朝

[養兵千日，用在一朝]

lit. train an army for a thousand days to use it for one morning (idiom)
fig. extensive preparation eventually pays off

Tōngyòng Hànzì Biāozhǔn Jiāohuànmǎ

通用汉字标准交换码

[通用漢字標準交換碼]

Standard Interchange Code for Generally Used Chinese Characters, a character encoding standard of Taiwan 1986-1992, aka CNS 11643-1986, where CNS stands for Chinese National Standard
abbr. to 通用碼／通用码 ( Tōngyòngmǎ)

qǔzhībùjìn,yòngzhībùjié

取之不尽，用之不竭

[取之不盡，用之不竭]

limitless supply (of)
inexhaustible

bǎoshízhōngrì,wúsuǒyòngxīn

饱食终日，无所用心

[飽食終日，無所用心]

to eat three square meals a day and do no work (idiom)
to be sated with food and remain idle

yǎngbīngqiānrì,yòngzàiyīshí

养兵千日，用在一时

[養兵千日，用在一時]

see 養兵千日，用兵一時／养兵千日，用兵一时 (yǎngbīngqiānrì,yòngbīngyīshí)