使用shǐ yòngto use

1. 1.

   to useverb

2. 2.

   to employverb

3. 3.

   to make use ofverb

• 使to use
• 用to use; to make use of; to employ

使用 can sound more formal than 用, so it often appears in rules, notices, and polite requests.

1. HSK 4

   这台电脑我可以使用吗？

   Zhè tái diànnǎo wǒ kěyǐ shǐyòng ma?

   May I use this computer?

2. HSK 2

   考试的时候不能使用手机。

   Kǎoshì de shíhou bù néng shǐyòng shǒujī.

   You cannot use a phone during the exam.

3. HSK 3

   这个办法很好，我们可以使用。

   Zhège bànfǎ hěn hǎo, wǒmen kěyǐ shǐyòng.

   This method is good, and we can use it.

1. 
   Speaker A:

   老师，这台电脑我可以使用吗？

   Lǎoshī, zhè tái diànnǎo wǒ kěyǐ shǐyòng ma?

   Teacher, may I use this computer?

2. 
   Speaker B:

   可以，可是下午要考试。

   Kěyǐ, kěshì xiàwǔ yào kǎoshì.

   Yes, but there is an exam this afternoon.

3. 
   Speaker A:

   考试的时候可以使用手机吗？

   Kǎoshì de shíhou kěyǐ shǐyòng shǒujī ma?

   Can we use phones during the exam?

4. 
   Speaker B:

   不能，大家的手机要放在桌子上。

   Bù néng, dàjiā de shǒujī yào fàng zài zhuōzi shang.

   No. Everyone has to put their phone on the table.

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Related words

• 用yòngto use; to make use of; to employHSK 3
• 电脑diàn nǎocomputerHSK 1
• 手机shǒu jīcell phone; mobile phoneHSK 1
• 办法bàn fǎway of handling sthHSK 3
• 使shǐto makeHSK 4
• 需要xū yàoto need; to want; to demand; to requireHSK 3

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