用处 yòngchù usefulness
How to remember 用处: 用 to use (Kangxi radical 101) + 处 place = usefulness.
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How it is used
- Usefulness / what something is good for - 这东西有什么用处? (zhè dōngxi yǒu shénme yòngchù?) what's this good for?
- Concrete practical use; near-identical to 用途 (yòngtú), but 用处 is more colloquial and 用途 leans technical/formal.
- Often negated: 没用处 (méi yòngchù) useless.
Example sentences
- 这本书会对我们有很大用处。 Zhè běnshū huì duì wǒmen yǒu hěndà yòngchǔ.This book will be very useful to us.