实 用

shíyòng

adjectiveHSK 4

“To apply in practice” in Chinese is 实用 (shíyòng).

Meaning

to apply in practice
practical; functional; pragmatic; applied (science)

Example

这本字典对我很实用。

The dictionary is of great use to me.

Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Characters

shíHSK 28 strokesreal yòngHSK 15 strokesto use; to make use of; to employ

More HSK 4 words

多样duōyàngdiverseHSK 4 距离jùlídistanceHSK 4 形势xíngshìcircumstancesHSK 4 敌人dírénenemyHSK 4 特殊tèshūspecialHSK 4 资源zīyuánnatural resource (such as water or minerals)HSK 4 诗人shīrénbardHSK 4 独立dúlìindependentHSK 4 主席zhǔxíchairpersonHSK 4 似的shìdeseems as ifHSK 4

Not to be confused with: 试用 (shìyòng, to try sth out) · 适用 (shìyòng, to be applicable) · 食用 (shíyòng, to eat; to consume) · 使用 (shǐyòng, to use)