Word: 用 (yòng)

一些家具是用胶水黏在一起。

Yìxiē jiājù shì yòng jiāoshuǐ nián zài yìqǐ.

Some furniture is put together with glue.

一心不可二用。

Yìxīn bùkě èr yòng.

You can't do two things at once.

一身做不得两件事，一时用不得两条心

yìshēn zuò bùdé liǎng jiàn shì, yìshí yòng bùdé liǎng tiáo xīn

one body cannot do two things; one moment cannot use two minds

下雨天，我们都用烘干机。

Xià yǔtiān, wǒmen dōu yòng hōnggānjī.

On rainy days, we always use the dryer.

下雨天，我喜欢用透明的雨伞。

Xià yǔtiān, wǒ xǐhuan yòng tòumíng de yǔsǎn.

On rainy days, I like using a transparent umbrella.

不，一直是我在用。

Bù, yìzhí shì wǒ zài yòng.

No, I am always using it.

不懂就用搜索引擎查查。

Bù dǒng jiù yòng sōusuǒyǐnqíng zhāzhā.

If you don't understand, look it up on a search engine.

不用，你用吧。

Búyòng, nǐ yòng ba.

No, I'm not. You use it.

不能用手指人。

Bùnéng yòng shǒuzhǐ rén.

Don't point at others.

不要用狭隘的眼光看别人。

Búyào yòng xiá'ài de yǎnguāng kàn biéren.

Don't look at other people with a narrow mind.

世治用文，世乱用武

shì zhì yòng wén, shì luàn yòngwǔ

in an orderly age use civil officials; in a chaotic age use military men

世界上的石油快用完了。

Shìjiè shàng de shíyóu kuài yòng wánle.

The world is running out of oil.

两个人可以用这张票入场。

Liǎng gè rén kěyǐ yòng zhè zhāng piào rùchǎng.

Two people can enter with this ticket.

中医也用五行来讲身体。

Zhōngyī yě yòng wǔxíng láijiǎng shēntǐ.

Traditional Chinese medicine also uses the five elements to explain the body.

为什么要用糖供灶神？

Wèishénme yào yòng táng gōng zàoshén?

Why do people offer sugar to the Kitchen God?

主人用美酒好菜款待客人。

Zhǔrén yòng měijiǔ hǎo cài kuǎndài kèrén.

The host entertained his guests with fine wine and good food.

也借我用吧！

Yě jiè wǒ yòng ba!

Lend it to me too!

书到用时方恨少，事非经过不知难

shū dào yòng shí fāng hèn shǎo, shì fēi jīngguò bùzhī nán

only when you need books do you regret having read too few; you don't know a task is hard until you've done it

买大包装更实惠，能用很久。

Mǎi dà bāozhuāng gèng shíhuì, néng yòng hěn jiǔ.

Buying the big pack is more economical, and it lasts a long time.

争论是它是没有用的。

Zhēnglùn shì tā shì méiyǒu yòng de.

It is no use arguing about it.

人们必须用狐狸来抓狐狸。

Rénmen bìxū yòng húli lái zhuā húli.

People must use foxes to catch foxes.

人们用歌声歌颂英雄。

Rénmen yòng gēshēng gēsòng yīngxióng.

People extol their heroes in song.

人均用水量每年都在下降。

Rénjūn yòng shuǐliàng měinián dōu zài xiàjiàng.

Water use per person falls every year.

今天可以借你的网球拍一用吗？

Jīntiān kěyǐ jiè nǐ de wǎngqiú pāi yí yòng ma?

Can I borrow your tennis racket today?

从这开始走用不了两小时。

Cóng zhè kāishǐ zǒu yòng bù liǎo liǎng xiǎoshí.

It is no less than two hours' walk from here.

仓库里的物资快用完了。

Cāngkù lǐ de wùzī kuài yòng wánle.

The supplies in the warehouse are almost used up.

他为什么要用笔名？

Tā wèishénme yào yòng bǐmíng?

Why does he use a pseudonym?

他仅用了十分钟就做完了作业。

Tā jǐn yòng le shí fēnzhōng jiù zuò wánle zuòyè.

He finished his homework in barely ten minutes.

他们是用什么来打你的？

Tāmen shì yòng shénme lái dǎ nǐ de?

What did they hit you with?

他们用枪武装自己。

Tāmen yòng qiāng wǔzhuāng zìjǐ.

They armed themselves with guns.

他会用电脑了。

Tā huì yòng diànnǎo le.

He can use a computer now.

他做事太功利，只看有没有用。

Tā zuòshì tài gōnglì, zhǐ kàn yǒuméiyǒu yòng.

He is too utilitarian and only looks at whether something is useful.

他写人物，喜欢用白描。

Tā xiě rénwù, xǐhuan yòng báimiáo.

When he writes about characters, he likes to use simple, direct portrayal.

他写错了，用了同音字。

Tā xiě cuòle, yòng le tóngyīnzì.

He wrote it wrong and used a homophone character.

他喜欢用画笔画山川。

Tā xǐhuan yòng huà bǐhuà shānchuān.

He likes to paint mountains and rivers with a brush.

他在网上用的别名是什么？

Tā zài wǎngshàng yòng de biémíng shì shénme?

What alias does he use online?

他很爱在演讲里用双关。

Tā hěn ài zài yǎnjiǎng lǐ yòng shuāngguān.

He loves to use puns in his speeches.

他摔倒时，用手护住了头。

Tā shuāidǎo shí, yòng shǒu hù zhùle tóu.

When he fell, he covered his head with his hands.

他是不是用铅笔写的？

Tā shìbúshì yòng qiānbǐ xiě de?

Did he write it with a pencil? ⇒ Was it with a pencil that he wrote it?

他是用钢笔写的信。

Tā shì yòng gāngbǐ xiě de xìn.

He wrote the letter with a fountain pen.

他的实验用了鸽子。

Tā de shíyàn yòng le gēzi.

He used pigeons in his experiment.

他的现金总是不够用。

Tā de xiànjīn zǒngshì búgòu yòng.

He's always running short of cash.

他的退休金够不够用？

Tā de tuìxiūjīn gòu búgòu yòng?

Is his pension enough to live on?

他讲话时常常用古书里的典故。

Tā jiǎnghuà shí chángcháng yòng gǔshū lǐ de diǎngù.

When he speaks, he often uses allusions from old books.

他说话时爱用成语。

Tā shuōhuà shí ài yòng chéngyǔ.

He likes to use idioms when he talks.

他说话时，用手指比了个引号。

Tā shuōhuà shí, yòng shǒuzhǐ bǐ le gè yǐnhào.

As he spoke, he made quotation marks with his fingers.

他赚那么多钱，根本用不完。

Tā zhuàn nàme duō qián, gēnběn yòng bù wán.

He earns more money than he can spend.

他跑一百米只用了十二秒。

Tā pǎo yì bǎimǐ zhǐ yòng le shí'èr miǎo.

He ran a hundred metres in just twelve seconds.

他迷路后用手机求救。

Tā mílù hòu yòng shǒujī qiújiù.

After getting lost, he used his phone to call for help.

以前人们用烟作为联络信号。

Yǐqián rénmen yòng yān zuòwéi liánluò xìnhào.

Back then, people communicated using smoke signals.

以前农村把粪便当肥料用。

Yǐqián nóngcūn bǎ fènbiàn dāng féiliào yòng.

In the past, the countryside used night soil as fertilizer.

以前农村都用牛拉犁。

Yǐqián nóngcūn dōu yòng niú lā lí.

In the past, people in the countryside all used oxen to pull the plough.

传说女娲用黄土做出了人。

Chuánshuō nǚwā yòng huángtǔ zuòchūle rén.

Legend says Nüwa made people out of yellow clay.

伤口结了疤，别用手抠。

Shāngkǒu jié le bā, bié yòng shǒu kōu.

The wound has formed a scab, so don't pick at it.

伤口要先用清水冲洗。

Shāngkǒu yào xiān yòng qīngshuǐ chōngxǐ.

The wound should first be rinsed with clean water.

低碳生活从节约用电开始。

Dītàn shēnghuó cóng jiéyuē yòng diàn kāishǐ.

A low-carbon life starts with saving electricity.

你不想用我的吗？

Nǐ bùxiǎng yòng wǒ de ma?

Don't you want to use mine?

你不能用这台洗衣机。

Nǐ bùnéng yòng zhè tái xǐyījī.

You can't use this washing machine.

你不要想用金钱来操控我的决定。

Nǐ búyào xiǎng yòng jīnqián lái cāokòng wǒ de juédìng.

Don't try to manipulate my decision with money.

你为什么在这里用破折号？

Nǐ wèishénme zài zhèlǐ yòng pòzhéhào?

Why did you use a dash here?

你介意我用这本字典吗？

Nǐ jièyì wǒ yòng zhè běn zìdiǎn ma?

Would you mind my using this dictionary?

你们做饭用天然气还是用电？

Nǐmen zuòfàn yòng tiānránqì háishi yòng diàn?

Do you cook by gas or electricity?

你们在用的那枝笔是我的。

Nǐmen zài yòng de nà zhī bǐ shì wǒ de.

That pencil you're writing with is mine.

你会用刀打开这个椰子吗？

Nǐ huì yòng dāo dǎkāi zhège yēzi ma?

Can you open this coconut with a knife?

你会用它来做什么？

Nǐ huì yòng tā lái zuò shénme?

What will you use it for?

你会用拼音打字吗？

Nǐ huì yòng pīnyīn dǎzì ma?

Can you type using pinyin?

你会用海藻做菜吗？

Nǐ huì yòng hǎizǎo zuòcài ma?

Do you know how to cook with seaweed?

你会用电脑吗？

Nǐ huì yòng diànnǎo ma?

Do you know how to use a computer?

你会用筷子吃饭吗？

Nǐ huì yòng kuàizi chīfàn ma?

Do you know how to eat with chopsticks?

你会用这个公式算面积吗？

Nǐ huì yòng zhège gōngshì suàn miànjī ma?

Do you know how to use this formula to calculate area?

你会用这个热水器吗？

Nǐ huì yòng zhège rèshuǐqì ma?

Do you know how to use this water heater?

你会用这台相机吗？

Nǐ huì yòng zhè tái xiàngjī ma?

Do you know how to use this camera?

你会用这种农机吗？

Nǐ huì yòng zhèzhǒng nóngjī ma?

Do you know how to use this kind of farm machine?

你先放水，我去拿洗澡用的毛巾。

Nǐ xiān fàngshuǐ, wǒ qù ná xǐzǎo yòng de máojīn.

You run the water first, and I'll go get a towel for the bath.

你又在用什么计策？

Nǐ yòu zài yòng shénme jìcè?

What stratagem are you using this time?

你可以用别的词替换这个词吗？

Nǐ kěyǐ yòng biéde cí tìhuàn zhège cí ma?

Can you replace this word with another one?

你可以用我的字典。

Nǐ kěyǐ yòng wǒ de zìdiǎn.

You may use my dictionary.

你可以用手机给我转账吗？

Nǐ kěyǐ yòng shǒujī gěi wǒ zhuǎnzhàng ma?

Can you transfer the money to me with your phone?

你可以用手机追踪快递的位置。

Nǐ kěyǐ yòng shǒujī zhuīzōng kuàidì de wèizhi.

You can use your phone to track where the package is.

你可以用支付宝付钱。

Nǐ kěyǐ yòng Zhīfùbǎo fùqián.

You can pay with Alipay.

你可以用新的图片替换这一张吗？

Nǐ kěyǐ yòng xīn de túpiàn tìhuàn zhè yì zhāng ma?

Could you replace this picture with a new one?

你可以用望远镜看星星。

Nǐ kěyǐ yòng wàngyuǎnjìng kàn xīngxing.

You can use a telescope to look at the stars.

你可以用这种方式表达这句话。

Nǐ kěyǐ yòng zhèzhǒng fāngshì biǎodá zhè jù huà.

You can express the sentence this way.

你可以随你高兴的用你的钱。

Nǐ kěyǐ suí nǐ gāoxìng de yòng nǐ de qián.

You are free to do as you please with your money.

你可以随便用我的车。

Nǐ kěyǐ suíbiàn yòng wǒ de chē.

My car is at your disposal.

你可以随时用我的词典。

Nǐ kěyǐ suíshí yòng wǒ de cídiǎn.

You may always use my dictionary.

你在用的那支笔是我的。

Nǐ zài yòng de nà zhī bǐ shì wǒ de.

That pencil you're writing with is mine.

你在英国用什么钱买东西？

Nǐ zài Yīngguó yòng shénme qián mǎi dōngxi?

What currency do you use in England?

你怎么用俄语说“农场”？

Nǐ zěnme yòng Éyǔ shuō“nóngchǎng”?

How do you say "farm" in Russian?

你想用什么语言和我交谈？

Nǐ xiǎng yòng shénme yǔyán hé wǒ jiāotán?

What language do you want to talk in with me?

你愿意用自由换取金钱吗？

Nǐ yuànyì yòng zìyóu huànqǔ jīnqián ma?

Would you be willing to exchange your freedom for money?

你愿意用车子做抵押吗？

Nǐ yuànyì yòng chēzi zuò dǐyā ma?

Are you willing to put up your car as collateral?

你懂得用这台相机吗？

Nǐ dǒngde yòng zhè tái xiàngjī ma?

Do you know how to use this camera?

你无法用廉价的肉煮出美味的汤。

Nǐ wúfǎ yòng liánjià de ròu zhǔ chū měiwèi de tāng.

You can't make good soup with cheap meat.

你曾经用英语演讲过吗？

Nǐ céngjīng yòng Yīngyǔ yǎnjiǎngguo ma?

Did you ever make a speech in English?

你最喜欢用什么方法煮豆子？

Nǐ zuì xǐhuan yòng shénme fāngfǎ zhǔ dòuzi?

What's your favorite way to cook beans?

你根本不开车，有车又有什么用？

Nǐ gēnběn bù kāichē, yǒu chē yòu yǒu shénme yòng?

What's the good of having a car if you don't drive?

你求他帮忙没有用。

Nǐ qiú tā bāngmáng méiyǒu yòng.

It's no use your begging him for help.

你用了多少时间来翻译这本书？

Nǐ yòng le duōshǎo shíjiān lái fānyì zhè běn shū?

How long did it take you to translate this book?

你用什么打开的？

Nǐ yòng shénme dǎkāi de?

What did you open it with?