Chinese

使用

shǐyòng

to use; to utilize; to employ; to apply

HSK 2
TOCFL 5

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characterChinese使 “to order (somebody to do something); to send (somebody)”
- meaningChinese人 “man; person; people (Classifier: 個／个 m c; 隻／只 h)”
- soundChinese吏 “government official”
characterChinese用 “to use; to employ; to operate”

Sources

HSK / TOCFL word lists — Facts (levels)
教育部《國語辭典簡編本》 (Taiwan MOE) — CC BY-ND 3.0 TW
Written form — n/a
Wiktionary (via Wiktextract / kaikki.org) — CC BY-SA 4.0