Chinese word

用户

Pronunciation

Pinyinyòng hù

Meaning

  • nounuser

Example

新注册的用户需要设置密码。xīn zhù cè de yòng hù xū yào shè zhì mì mǎ

Newly registered users need to set a password.

Illustration for 用户 (user)

More examples

我们需要研究潜在用户的需求。wǒ men xū yào yán jiū qián zài yòng hù de xū qiú

We need to study the needs of potential users.

Core concept

The person or organization at the receiving end of something used, from a tool to a digital service.

Common phrases

  • 目标用户mù biāo yòng hù

    target user

  • 潜在用户qián zài yòng hù

    potential user

  • 老用户lǎo yòng hù

    existing user

Similar words

客户kè hù: A person or organization that purchases from a business or has a business relationship with it.
消费者xiāo fèi zhě: A person who purchases goods or services for use or consumption.

Definition in Chinese

泛指使用某物的人或主体,可指现实生活中的使用者,也可指软件或服务的终端使用者。fàn zhǐ shǐ yòng mǒu wù de rén huò zhú tǐ kě zhǐ xiàn shí shēng huó zhōng de shǐ yòng zhě yě kě zhǐ ruǎn jiàn huò fú wù de zhōng duān shǐ yòng zhě

Word origin

用户 (yònghù, "user") combines 用 (yòng, "use") with 户 (hù, "household or registered unit"), forming a term for a person or unit that uses something.

Usage tips

  • 用户 (yònghù, "user") has no plural ending, so context determines whether it means one person or a whole user group.

Other meanings

  • customernoun
  • consumernoun

Opposites

  • 服务提供者fú wù tí gōng zhěservice providernoun
  • 商家shāng jiāmerchantnoun

Related words

  • 用户群yòng hù qúnuser groupnoun
  • 用户反馈yòng hù fǎn kuìuser feedbacknoun

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