启用 qǐyòng to start using
to start using; (computing) to enable (a feature)
How to remember 启用: 启 to open + 用 to use (Kangxi radical 101) = to start using.
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How it is used
- To put into use / enable - 启用新系统 (qǐyòng xīn xìtǒng) bring a new system online; (computing) 启用某功能 (qǐyòng mǒu gōngnéng) enable a feature.
- Also 'to appoint (a person) to a post'. Distinct from everyday 使用 (shǐyòng, to use): 启用 marks the start of use. Formal/technical.