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Traditional form:

Pinyin (reading):

yòng

Definitions:

  • to use; to make use of; to employ
  • (coverb) with; using
  • to need; to have to (usu. used in the negative or in questions)
  • usefulness; utility
  • (bound form) expense; outlay
  • (courteous) to eat; to drink
  • (literary) hence; therefore

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