用
得
着

To be able to use in Chinese: 用得着 (yòng de zháo)

yòng de zháo

to be able to use

HSK 3.0 Level 6Traditional: 用得著0 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1to be able to use; useable; to have a use for
  2. 2(in a question) to be necessary to

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得
着

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ㄩㄥˋ

yòng

ㄩ/ üㄥ/ engˋ/ fourth tone

˙ㄉㄜ

de

˙/ neutral toneㄉ/ dㄜ/ e

ㄓㄠˊ

zháo

ㄓ/ zhㄠ/ aoˊ/ second tone

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用得着

Simplified

用得著

Traditional

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Related words

得

dé

to obtain

着

zhe

aspect particle indicating action in progress or ongoing state

用

yòng

to use

觉得

jué de

to think that ...

记得

jì de

to remember

着急

zháo jí

to worry

作用

zuò yòng

to act on

得意

dé yì

proud of oneself

获得

huò dé

to obtain

使用

shǐ yòng

to use

随着

suí zhe

along with

值得

zhí de

to be worth

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