滥用 濫用
滥用 濫用 làn yòng ㄌㄢˋ ㄩㄥˋ laam6 jung6 HSK 7-9 高階級 · Level 4
- to misuse
- to abuse
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滥 濫
- 泛滥 氾濫 fàn làn ㄈㄢˋ ㄌㄢˋ to overflow; to inundate; to flood
- 俗滥 俗濫 sú làn ㄙㄨˊ ㄌㄢˋ zuk6 laam6 clichéd
- 泛滥 泛濫 fàn làn ㄈㄢˋ ㄌㄢˋ faan3 laam6 variant of 泛滥
- 浮滥 浮濫 fú làn ㄈㄨˊ ㄌㄢˋ fau4 laam6 excessive
- 滥交 濫交 làn jiāo ㄌㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄠ laam6 gaau1 to fall into bad company
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- 滥伐 濫伐 làn fá ㄌㄢˋ ㄈㄚˊ laam6 fat6 to denude
- 滥刑 濫刑 làn xíng ㄌㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ laam6 jing4 indiscriminate punishment
- 滥情 濫情 làn qíng ㄌㄢˋ ㄑㄧㄥˊ laam6 cing4 fickle in love
- 滥权 濫權 làn quán ㄌㄢˋ ㄑㄩㄢˊ laam6 kyun4 to abuse one's authority; to misuse power
- 滥杀 濫殺 làn shā ㄌㄢˋ ㄕㄚ laam6 saat3 to kill indiscriminately
- 滥漫 濫漫 làn màn ㄌㄢˋ ㄇㄢˋ laam6 maan6 arbitrary
- 滥竽 濫竽 làn yú ㄌㄢˋ ㄩˊ laam6 jyu4 indiscriminately included in company (without any qualification)
- 滥骂 濫罵 làn mà ㄌㄢˋ ㄇㄚˋ laam6 maa6 scurrilous
- 滥觞 濫觴 làn shāng ㄌㄢˋ ㄕㄤ laam6 soeng1 lit. floating wine goblets on a stream
- 滥调 濫調 làn diào ㄌㄢˋ ㄉㄧㄠˋ laam6 tiu4 hackneyed talk
- 下三滥 下三濫 xià sān làn ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄙㄢ ㄌㄢˋ haa6 saam1 laam6 riffraff
- 滥套子 濫套子 làn tào zi ㄌㄢˋ ㄊㄠˋ ˙ㄗ laam6 tou3 zi2 platitude
- 滥好人 濫好人 làn hǎo rén ㄌㄢˋ ㄏㄠˇ ㄖㄣˊ laam6 hou2 jan4 sb who tries to be on good terms with everyone
- 宁缺勿滥 寧缺勿濫 nìng quē wù làn ㄋㄧㄥˋ ㄑㄩㄝ ㄨˋ ㄌㄢˋ ning4 kyut3 mat6 laam6 same as 宁缺毋滥
- 宁缺毋滥 寧缺毋濫 nìng quē wú làn ㄋㄧㄥˋ ㄑㄩㄝ ㄨˊ ㄌㄢˋ ning4 kyut3 mou4 laam6 better to have nothing (than substandard choice) (idiom); would prefer to go without than accept shoddy option
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- 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
- 粗制滥造 粗製濫造 cū zhì làn zào ㄘㄨ ㄓˋ ㄌㄢˋ ㄗㄠˋ cou1 zai3 laam6 zou6 to churn out large quantities without regard for quality (idiom); rough and slipshod work
- 泛滥成灾 泛濫成災 fàn làn chéng zāi ㄈㄢˋ ㄌㄢˋ ㄔㄥˊ ㄗㄞ faan3 laam6 sing4 zoi1 lit. to flood (idiom)
- 滥杀无辜 濫殺無辜 làn shā wú gū ㄌㄢˋ ㄕㄚ ㄨˊ ㄍㄨ laam6 saat3 mou4 gu1 willfully slaughter the innocent (idiom)
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- 滥竽充数 濫竽充數 làn yú chōng shù ㄌㄢˋ ㄩˊ ㄔㄨㄥ ㄕㄨˋ laam6 jyu4 cung1 sou3 lit. to play the yu 竽 mouth organ to make up numbers (idiom); fig. to make up the numbers with inferior products
- 宁缺毋滥 寧缺毋濫 nìng quē wú làn ㄋㄧㄥˋ ㄑㄩㄝ ㄨˊ ㄌㄢˋ ning4 kyut3 mou4 laam6 better to have nothing (than substandard choice) (idiom); would prefer to go without than accept shoddy option
- 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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国王 國王 滥用权力 濫用權力 。
The king abused his power.
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国王 國王 滥用权力 濫用權力 。
The king abused his power.
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我们 我們 只能 滥用 濫用 善良 的 。
We can only abuse of things that are good.
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他 因 滥用 濫用 公共 基金 而 被捕 。
He was arrested for abusing public funds.
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喀 提 林 ， 你 还 還 会 會 滥用 濫用 我们 我們 的 耐心 多久 呀 ？
How long, O Catiline, will you abuse our patience?
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