Chinese word

常用

Pronunciation

Pinyincháng yòng

Meaning

  • adjectivecommonly used

Example

这种说法很常用，你可以直接说。zhè zhǒng shuō fǎ hěn cháng yòng nǐ ké yǐ zhí jiē shuō

This expression is commonly used, so you can say it directly.

Illustration for 常用 (commonly used)

More examples

老师每天教我们几个常用表达，让我们多练习。lǎo shī měi tiān jiào wǒ men jǐ gè cháng yòng biǎo dá ràng wǒ men duō liàn xí

The teacher teaches us several commonly used expressions every day and has us practice them more.

Core concept

A familiar tool, phrase, or method that people choose again and again for ordinary tasks.

Common phrases

  • 常用表达cháng yòng biǎo dá

    commonly used expression

  • 常用句型cháng yòng jù xíng

    commonly used sentence pattern

Similar words

一般yì bān: General rather than special, applying to many ordinary cases.
普通pǔ tōng: Commonly seen and not different from what is considered ordinary.
通常tōng cháng: Following the usual way or state in ordinary circumstances.

Definition in Chinese

在平常生活或工作场景中经常被采用或使用，强调某物或表达具有广泛适用性和较高使用频率。zài píng cháng shēng huó huò gōng zuò cháng jǐng zhōng jīng cháng bèi cǎi yòng huò shǐ yòng qiáng diào mǒu wù huò biǎo dá jù yǒu guǎng fàn shì yòng xìng hé jiào gāo shǐ yòng pín lǜ

Word origin

常用 (chángyòng, "commonly used") is built from 常 (cháng, "usual") + 用 (yòng, "use"), so its parts connect regularity with practical use.

Usage tips

  • In a classroom or phone menu, a list with this label groups items that appear often in everyday use; the label does not mean every item is required.

Other meanings

  • daily usenoun
  • use frequentlyverb

Opposites

Word lists with this word