滥 用

lànyòng

“To misuse” in Chinese is 滥用 (lànyòng).

Meaning

to misuse
to abuse

Example

国王滥用权力。

The king abused his power.

Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Characters

lànHSK 7-913 strokesoverflowing yòngHSK 15 strokesto use; to make use of; to employ

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