常用 chángyòng in common usage
How to remember 常用: 常 often + 用 to use (Kangxi radical 101) = in common usage.
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How it is used
- 'Commonly used,' almost always as a modifier - 常用词 (chángyòng cí) common words, 这是最常用的工具 (zhè shì zuì chángyòng de gōngjù) this is the most commonly used tool.
- Describes how frequently something is put to use, unlike 常见 (chángjiàn), which is about how often something is seen/encountered.
Example sentences
- 我经常用那本词典找单词。 Wǒ jīngcháng yòng nà běncídiǎn zhǎo dāncí.I often look up words in that dictionary.
- 汤姆经常用手机拍照。 Tāngmǔ jīngcháng yòng shǒujī pāizhào.Tom often takes pictures with his phone.