实用 shíyòng to apply in practice
to apply in practice; practical; functional; pragmatic; applied (science)
How to remember 实用: 实 real + 用 to use (Kangxi radical 101) = to apply in practice.
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How it is used
- Practical, functional - describes something useful in application: 实用的方法 (shíyòng de fāngfǎ) - a practical method. 实用性 (shíyòngxìng) means practicality. Compare 实际 (shíjì), 'actual/realistic,' which is about being grounded in reality rather than about usefulness - a gift can be 实用 without the conversation being 实际.
Example sentences
- 这不实用。 Zhè bù shíyòng.It isn't practical.
- 这本字典对我很实用。 Zhèběn zìdiǎn duì wǒ hěn shíyòng.The dictionary is of great use to me.