改用 gǎi yòng ㄍㄞˇ ㄩㄥˋ goi2 jung6
- to change over to
- to switch to
- to use (sth different)
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改
- 修改 xiū gǎi ㄒㄧㄡ ㄍㄞˇ sau1 goi2 to amend
- 劳改 勞改 láo gǎi ㄌㄠˊ ㄍㄞˇ lou4 goi2 abbr. for 劳动改造
- 改动 改動 gǎi dòng ㄍㄞˇ ㄉㄨㄥˋ goi2 dung6 to alter
- 改名 gǎi míng ㄍㄞˇ ㄇㄧㄥˊ goi2 meng2 to rename
- 改善 gǎi shàn ㄍㄞˇ ㄕㄢˋ goi2 sin6 to make better; to improve
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- 改天 gǎi tiān ㄍㄞˇ ㄊㄧㄢ goi2 tin1 another day
- 改日 gǎi rì ㄍㄞˇ ㄖˋ goi2 jat6 another day
- 改正 gǎi zhèng ㄍㄞˇ ㄓㄥˋ goi2 zing3 to correct
- 改为 改為 gǎi wéi ㄍㄞˇ ㄨㄟˊ goi2 wai4 to change into
- 改版 gǎi bǎn ㄍㄞˇ ㄅㄢˇ goi2 baan2 to revise the current edition
- 改编 改編 gǎi biān ㄍㄞˇ ㄅㄧㄢ goi2 pin1 to adapt
- 改良 gǎi liáng ㄍㄞˇ ㄌㄧㄤˊ goi2 loeng4 to improve (sth)
- 改装 改裝 gǎi zhuāng ㄍㄞˇ ㄓㄨㄤ goi2 zong1 to change one's costume
- 改观 改觀 gǎi guān ㄍㄞˇ ㄍㄨㄢ goi2 gun1 change of appearance
- 改变 改變 gǎi biàn ㄍㄞˇ ㄅㄧㄢˋ goi2 bin3 to change
- 改造 gǎi zào ㄍㄞˇ ㄗㄠˋ goi2 zou6 to transform
- 改进 改進 gǎi jìn ㄍㄞˇ ㄐㄧㄣˋ goi2 zeon3 to improve; to make better
- 改选 改選 gǎi xuǎn ㄍㄞˇ ㄒㄩㄢˇ goi2 syun2 reelection
- 改革 gǎi gé ㄍㄞˇ ㄍㄜˊ goi2 gaak3 reform
- 更改 gēng gǎi ㄍㄥ ㄍㄞˇ gang1 goi2 to alter
用
- 不用 bù yòng ㄅㄨˋ ㄩㄥˋ bat1 jung6 need not
- 占用 佔用 zhàn yòng ㄓㄢˋ ㄩㄥˋ zim3 jung6 to occupy
- 作用 zuò yòng ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄩㄥˋ zok3 jung6 to act on; to affect
- 使用 shǐ yòng ㄕˇ ㄩㄥˋ si2 jung6 to use
- 信用 xìn yòng ㄒㄧㄣˋ ㄩㄥˋ seon3 jung6 trustworthiness
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- 借用 jiè yòng ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄩㄥˋ ze3 jung6 to borrow sth for another use
- 备用 備用 bèi yòng ㄅㄟˋ ㄩㄥˋ bei6 jung6 reserve
- 雇用 僱用 gù yòng ㄍㄨˋ ㄩㄥˋ gu3 jung6 to employ; to hire
- 公用 gōng yòng ㄍㄨㄥ ㄩㄥˋ gung1 jung6 public
- 利用 lì yòng ㄌㄧˋ ㄩㄥˋ lei6 jung6 to exploit
- 动用 動用 dòng yòng ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄩㄥˋ dung6 jung6 to utilize
- 家用 jiā yòng ㄐㄧㄚ ㄩㄥˋ gaa1 jung6 home-use
- 实用 實用 shí yòng ㄕˊ ㄩㄥˋ sat6 jung6 to apply in practice
- 专用 專用 zhuān yòng ㄓㄨㄢ ㄩㄥˋ zyun1 jung6 special
- 常用 cháng yòng ㄔㄤˊ ㄩㄥˋ soeng4 jung6 in common usage
- 引用 yǐn yòng ㄧㄣˇ ㄩㄥˋ jan5 jung6 to quote; to cite
- 慢用 màn yòng ㄇㄢˋ ㄩㄥˋ maan6 jung6 same as 慢慢吃
- 应用 應用 yìng yòng ㄧㄥˋ ㄩㄥˋ jing3 jung6 to put to use; to apply
- 采用 採用 cǎi yòng ㄘㄞˇ ㄩㄥˋ coi2 jung6 to adopt
- 有用 yǒu yòng ㄧㄡˇ ㄩㄥˋ jau5 jung6 useful
Idioms with these characters
- 幡然改图 幡然改圖 fān rán gǎi tú ㄈㄢ ㄖㄢˊ ㄍㄞˇ ㄊㄨˊ faan1 jin4 goi2 tou4 to change one's plan all of a sudden (idiom)
- 改过自新 改過自新 gǎi guò zì xīn ㄍㄞˇ ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄗˋ ㄒㄧㄣ goi2 gwo3 zi6 san1 to reform and start afresh (idiom); to turn over a new leaf
- 改头换面 改頭換面 gǎi tóu huàn miàn ㄍㄞˇ ㄊㄡˊ ㄏㄨㄢˋ ㄇㄧㄢˋ goi2 tau4 wun6 min6 to change outwardly while remaining essentially the same (derog.) (idiom)
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- 改弦易辙 改弦易轍 gǎi xián yì zhé ㄍㄞˇ ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄧˋ ㄓㄜˊ goi2 jin4 jik6 cit3 change of string, move out of rut (idiom); dramatic change of direction
- 改邪归正 改邪歸正 gǎi xié guī zhèng ㄍㄞˇ ㄒㄧㄝˊ ㄍㄨㄟ ㄓㄥˋ goi2 ce4 gwai1 zing3 to mend one's ways (idiom)
- 积习难改 積習難改 jī xí nán gǎi ㄐㄧ ㄒㄧˊ ㄋㄢˊ ㄍㄞˇ zik1 zaap6 naan4 goi2 old habits are hard to change (idiom)
- 面不改色 miàn bù gǎi sè ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄞˇ ㄙㄜˋ min6 bat1 goi2 sik1 (idiom) not bat an eyelid
- 死不改悔 sǐ bù gǎi huǐ ㄙˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄞˇ ㄏㄨㄟˇ sei2 bat1 goi2 fui3 not to repent even facing death (idiom)
- 痛改前非 tòng gǎi qián fēi ㄊㄨㄥˋ ㄍㄞˇ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄈㄟ tung3 goi2 cin4 fei1 completely correcting one's former misdeeds (idiom); to repent past mistakes and turn over a new leaf
- 一改故辙 一改故轍 yī gǎi gù zhé ㄧ ㄍㄞˇ ㄍㄨˋ ㄓㄜˊ jat1 goi2 gu3 cit3 complete change from the old rut (idiom); dramatic change of direction
- 别有用心 別有用心 bié yǒu yòng xīn ㄅㄧㄝˊ ㄧㄡˇ ㄩㄥˋ ㄒㄧㄣ bit6 jau5 jung6 sam1 to have an ulterior motive (idiom)
- 大材小用 dà cái xiǎo yòng ㄉㄚˋ ㄘㄞˊ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄩㄥˋ daai6 coi4 siu2 jung6 (idiom) to use a talented person in a role far beneath their ability; a waste of talent
- 刚愎自用 剛愎自用 gāng bì zì yòng ㄍㄤ ㄅㄧˋ ㄗˋ ㄩㄥˋ gong1 bik1 zi6 jung6 obstinate and self-opinionated (idiom)
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- 感情用事 gǎn qíng yòng shì ㄍㄢˇ ㄑㄧㄥˊ ㄩㄥˋ ㄕˋ gam2 cing4 jung6 si6 to act impetuously (idiom); on an impulse
- 宽打窄用 寬打窄用 kuān dǎ zhǎi yòng ㄎㄨㄢ ㄉㄚˇ ㄓㄞˇ ㄩㄥˋ fun1 daa2 zaak3 jung6 to give oneself leeway (idiom)
- 量才录用 量才錄用 liàng cái lù yòng ㄌㄧㄤˋ ㄘㄞˊ ㄌㄨˋ ㄩㄥˋ loeng6 coi4 luk6 jung6 to assess sb's capabilities and employ him accordingly (idiom); to employ sb competent for the task
- 省吃俭用 省吃儉用 shěng chī jiǎn yòng ㄕㄥˇ ㄔ ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄩㄥˋ saang2 hek3 gim6 jung6 (idiom) to live frugally
- 无所用心 無所用心 wú suǒ yòng xīn ㄨˊ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄩㄥˋ ㄒㄧㄣ mou4 so2 jung6 sam1 not paying attention to anything (idiom); to idle time away
- 现学现用 現學現用 xiàn xué xiàn yòng ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄩㄥˋ jin6 hok6 jin6 jung6 to immediately put into practice something one has just learned (idiom)
- 学以致用 學以致用 xué yǐ zhì yòng ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄧˇ ㄓˋ ㄩㄥˋ hok6 ji5 zi3 jung6 (idiom) to study sth in order to apply it
Example sentences
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如果 他们 他們 知道 会 會 发生 發生 那样 那樣 的 事 ， 一定 会 會 改用 别的 別的 计划 計劃 的 。
Had they known what was about to happen, they would have changed their plans.
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