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常用

cháng yòng

common

Usage note

常用表示经常使用、很常见。

cháng yòng biǎo shì jīng cháng shǐ yòng 、 hěn cháng jiàn。

常用 means frequently used or very common.

Context note

常用常出现在词语、工具和表达方式里。

cháng yòng cháng chū xiàn zài cí yǔ 、 gōng jù hé biǎo dá fāng shì lǐ。

常用 often appears with words, tools, and ways of expression.

5 examples

这是一个常用词。
zhè shì yí gè cháng yòng cí。
This is a commonly used word.
这个办法很常用
zhè ge bàn fǎ hěn cháng yòng。
This method is very common.
常用的颜色有红色和蓝色。
cháng yòng de yán sè yǒu hóng sè hé lán sè。
Common colors include red and blue.
这几个字很常用
zhè jǐ gè zì hěn cháng yòng。
These characters are very common.
请记住常用表达。
qǐng jì zhù cháng yòng biǎo dá。
Please remember common expressions.

5 mini stories

这个词很常用,所以我们今天学会了。
zhè ge cí hěn cháng yòng, suǒ yǐ wǒ men jīn tiān xué huì le。
This word is very common, so we learned it today.
老师把常用的句子写在黑板上。
lǎo shī bǎ cháng yòng de jù zi xiě zài hēi bǎn shàng。
The teacher wrote common sentences on the blackboard.
常用工具放在桌子旁边,拿起来很方便。
cháng yòng gōng jù fàng zài zhuō zi páng biān, ná qǐ lái hěn fāng biàn。
Common tools are placed beside the table, making them easy to pick up.
我先记常用词,再慢慢学更多词。
wǒ xiān jì cháng yòng cí, zài màn màn xué gèng duō cí。
I first remember common words, then slowly learn more words.
这张卡片上写的是常用表达。
zhè zhāng kǎ piàn shàng xiě de shì cháng yòng biǎo dá。
This card has common expressions written on it.

Mini dialogue

常用文具

A
铅笔是常用的文具吗?
Qiānbǐ shì cháng yòng de wénjù ma?
Are pencils a commonly used stationery item?
B
是,我们上课常用铅笔写字。
Shì, wǒmen shàngkè cháng yòng qiānbǐ xiězì.
Yes, we often use pencils to write in class.

常用词语

A
这个词语常用吗?
Zhège cíyǔ cháng yòng ma?
Is this word commonly used?
B
常用,你每天都能听到。
Hěn cháng yòng, nǐ měitiān dōu néng tīngdào.
Very commonly used, you can hear it every day.

Related words and contrasts

related
日用
rìyòng
daily use

常用 means commonly used, while 日用 refers to items used in daily life.

opposite
少用
shǎo yòng
rarely used

常用 means commonly used, while 少用 means seldom used.

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