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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 使用

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
使用 shǐ yòng - to use
- to employ
- to apply
- to make use of

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
4 2 1,000 284 711

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
使 shǐ- to make
- to cause
- to enable
- to use
- to employ
- to send
- to instruct sb to do sth
- envoy
- messenger
yòng- to use; to make use of; to employ
- (coverb) with; using
- to need; to have to (usu. used in the negative or in questions)
- usefulness; utility
- (bound form) expense; outlay
- (courteous) to eat; to drink
- (literary) hence; therefore

Other Words Containing 使用

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
使用 4 2 1,000 284 711
使用者 - - 18,091 11,956 17,449
使用权 - - 31,063 7,625 21,950
使用量 - - 47,432 30,165 46,493