用
来

To be used for in Chinese: 用来 (yòng lái)

yòng lái

to be used for

HSK 3.0 Level 5Traditional: 用來1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to be used for

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用
来

Zhuyin

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ㄩㄥˋ

yòng

ㄩ/ üㄥ/ engˋ/ fourth tone

ㄌㄞˊ

lái

ㄌ/ lㄞ/ aiˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

用来

Simplified

用來

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 这把刀是用来切菜的。

    zhè bǎ dāo shì yòng lái qiè cài de。

    This knife is used for cutting vegetables.

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Related words

来

lái

to come

用

yòng

to use

作用

zuò yòng

to act on

本来

běn lái

original

从来

cóng lái

always

后来

hòu lái

afterwards

将来

jiāng lái

in the future

起来

qǐ lai

to stand up

使用

shǐ yòng

to use

原来

yuán lái

original

费用

fèi yòng

cost

看来

kàn lai

apparently

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