误用 誤用
误用 誤用 wù yòng ㄨˋ ㄩㄥˋ ng6 jung6
- to misuse
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误 誤
- 失误 失誤 shī wù ㄕ ㄨˋ sat1 ng6 lapse
- 延误 延誤 yán wù ㄧㄢˊ ㄨˋ jin4 ng6 to postpone (with unfortunate consequences); to take too long (to do sth); to miss (a deadline or window of opportunity)
- 耽误 耽誤 dān wu ㄉㄢ ˙ㄨ daam1 ng6 to delay
- 误区 誤區 wù qū ㄨˋ ㄑㄩ ng6 keoi1 mistaken ideas; misconceptions; the error of one's ways
- 误导 誤導 wù dǎo ㄨˋ ㄉㄠˇ ng6 dou6 to mislead
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- 误差 誤差 wù chā ㄨˋ ㄔㄚ ng6 caa1 difference
- 误会 誤會 wù huì ㄨˋ ㄏㄨㄟˋ ng6 wui6 to misunderstand
- 误解 誤解 wù jiě ㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄝˇ ng6 gaai2 to misunderstand
- 误点 誤點 wù diǎn ㄨˋ ㄉㄧㄢˇ ng6 dim2 not on time
- 错误 錯誤 cuò wù ㄘㄨㄛˋ ㄨˋ co3 ng6 mistaken; false; wrong
- 不误 不誤 bù wù ㄅㄨˋ ㄨˋ bat1 ng6 used in expressions of the form 照 + {verb} + 不误, in which 照 means "as before", and the overall meaning is "carry on (doing sth) regardless" or "continue (to do sth) in spite of changed circumstances", e.g. 照买不误, to keep on buying (a product) regardless (of price hikes)
- 偏误 偏誤 piān wù ㄆㄧㄢ ㄨˋ pin1 ng6 bias (statistics)
- 刊误 刊誤 kān wù ㄎㄢ ㄨˋ hon2 ng6 to correct printing errors
- 勘误 勘誤 kān wù ㄎㄢ ㄨˋ ham3 ng6 to correct printing errors
- 口误 口誤 kǒu wù ㄎㄡˇ ㄨˋ hau2 ng6 to misspeak; to get one's words mixed up
- 差误 差誤 chā wù ㄔㄚ ㄨˋ caa1 ng6 mistake
- 担误 擔誤 dān wu ㄉㄢ ˙ㄨ daam1 ng6 variant of 耽误
- 正误 正誤 zhèng wù ㄓㄥˋ ㄨˋ zing3 ng6 true or false?
- 无误 無誤 wú wù ㄨˊ ㄨˋ mou4 ng6 verified
- 笔误 筆誤 bǐ wù ㄅㄧˇ ㄨˋ bat1 ng6 a slip of a pen
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
- 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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担忧 擔憂 只是 想象力 的 误用 誤用 。
Most of the things you worry about never happen!
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