"中用" meaning in Chinese

See 中用 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ jʊŋ⁵¹/ [Mandarin, Standard-Chinese, Mainland-China, Sinological-IPA], /ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ jʊŋ⁵¹/ [Mandarin, Standard-Chinese, Taiwan, Sinological-IPA], /t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ jʊŋ²²/ [Cantonese, Guangzhou, Sinological-IPA], /tiɔŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ iɔŋ⁴¹/ [Min-Nan, Hokkien, Quanzhou, Xiamen, Zhangzhou, IPA], /tiɔŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ iɔŋ³³/ [Min-Nan, Hokkien, Quanzhou, Xiamen, Zhangzhou, IPA, Kaohsiung], /tiɔŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ iɔŋ³³/ [Min-Nan, Hokkien, Quanzhou, Xiamen, Zhangzhou, IPA, Taipei], /tiɔŋ²¹⁻⁵³ iɔŋ²²/ [Min-Nan, Hokkien, Quanzhou, Xiamen, Zhangzhou, IPA]
Head templates: {{zh-verb}} 中用
  1. (chiefly in the negative) to be useful; to be of use; to serve a purpose Synonyms: 濟事 (jìshì), 济事 (jìshì), 管用 (guǎnyòng), 頂事 (dǐngshì), 顶事 (dǐngshì), 頂用 (dǐngyòng), 顶用 (dǐngyòng)
{
  "antonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "bùzhōng",
      "tags": [
        "regional"
      ],
      "word": "不中"
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "中用",
      "name": "zh-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chinese negative polarity items",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Mandarin terms with multiple pronunciations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to be useful; to be of use; to serve a purpose"
      ],
      "id": "en-中用-zh-verb-JbQvQpax",
      "links": [
        [
          "useful",
          "useful"
        ],
        [
          "use",
          "use"
        ],
        [
          "serve",
          "serve"
        ],
        [
          "purpose",
          "purpose"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(chiefly in the negative) to be useful; to be of use; to serve a purpose"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "in the negative"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "roman": "jìshì",
          "word": "濟事"
        },
        {
          "roman": "jìshì",
          "word": "济事"
        },
        {
          "roman": "guǎnyòng",
          "word": "管用"
        },
        {
          "roman": "dǐngshì",
          "word": "頂事"
        },
        {
          "roman": "dǐngshì",
          "word": "顶事"
        },
        {
          "roman": "dǐngyòng",
          "word": "頂用"
        },
        {
          "roman": "dǐngyòng",
          "word": "顶用"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "zhōngyòng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "zhòngyòng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄓㄨㄥ ㄩㄥˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄩㄥˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "zung¹ jung⁶"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "tiòng-iōng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Mainland-China",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "zhōngyòng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Mainland-China",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄓㄨㄥ ㄩㄥˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Mainland-China",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "jhongyòng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Mainland-China",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "chung¹-yung⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Mainland-China",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "jūng-yùng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Mainland-China",
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "jongyonq"
    },
    {
      "roman": "čžunʺjun",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Mainland-China",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "чжунъюн"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ jʊŋ⁵¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Mainland-China",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Taiwan",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "zhòngyòng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Taiwan",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄩㄥˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Taiwan",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "jhòngyòng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Taiwan",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "chung⁴-yung⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Taiwan",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "jùng-yùng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Taiwan",
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "jonqyonq"
    },
    {
      "roman": "čžunʺjun",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Taiwan",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "чжунъюн"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ jʊŋ⁵¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Taiwan",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "homophone": "中用",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Homophones"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Taiwan"
      ]
    },
    {
      "homophone": "重用",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Homophones"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Taiwan"
      ]
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "zung¹ jung⁶"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "jūng yuhng"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "dzung¹ jung⁶"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "zung¹ yung⁶"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ jʊŋ²²/",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "General Taiwanese"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "Quanzhou",
        "Xiamen",
        "Zhangzhou",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "tiòng-iōng"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "General Taiwanese"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "Quanzhou",
        "Xiamen",
        "Zhangzhou",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "tiòng-iōng"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "General Taiwanese"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "Quanzhou",
        "Xiamen",
        "Zhangzhou",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "diorng'iong"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tiɔŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ iɔŋ⁴¹/",
      "raw_tags": [
        "General Taiwanese"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "Quanzhou",
        "Xiamen",
        "Zhangzhou",
        "IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tiɔŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ iɔŋ³³/",
      "raw_tags": [
        "General Taiwanese"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "Quanzhou",
        "Xiamen",
        "Zhangzhou",
        "IPA",
        "Kaohsiung"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tiɔŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ iɔŋ³³/",
      "raw_tags": [
        "General Taiwanese"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "Quanzhou",
        "Xiamen",
        "Zhangzhou",
        "IPA",
        "Taipei"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tiɔŋ²¹⁻⁵³ iɔŋ²²/",
      "raw_tags": [
        "General Taiwanese"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "Quanzhou",
        "Xiamen",
        "Zhangzhou",
        "IPA"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "中用"
}
{
  "antonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "bùzhōng",
      "tags": [
        "regional"
      ],
      "word": "不中"
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "中用",
      "name": "zh-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Cantonese lemmas",
        "Cantonese verbs",
        "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
        "Chinese lemmas",
        "Chinese negative polarity items",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 中",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 用",
        "Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Chinese verbs",
        "Hokkien lemmas",
        "Hokkien verbs",
        "Mandarin lemmas",
        "Mandarin terms with homophones",
        "Mandarin terms with multiple pronunciations",
        "Mandarin verbs",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to be useful; to be of use; to serve a purpose"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "useful",
          "useful"
        ],
        [
          "use",
          "use"
        ],
        [
          "serve",
          "serve"
        ],
        [
          "purpose",
          "purpose"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(chiefly in the negative) to be useful; to be of use; to serve a purpose"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "in the negative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "zhōngyòng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "zhòngyòng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄓㄨㄥ ㄩㄥˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄩㄥˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "zung¹ jung⁶"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "tiòng-iōng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Mainland-China",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "zhōngyòng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Mainland-China",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄓㄨㄥ ㄩㄥˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Mainland-China",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "jhongyòng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Mainland-China",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "chung¹-yung⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Mainland-China",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "jūng-yùng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Mainland-China",
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "jongyonq"
    },
    {
      "roman": "čžunʺjun",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Mainland-China",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "чжунъюн"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ jʊŋ⁵¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Mainland-China",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Taiwan",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "zhòngyòng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Taiwan",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄩㄥˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Taiwan",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "jhòngyòng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Taiwan",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "chung⁴-yung⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Taiwan",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "jùng-yùng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Taiwan",
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "jonqyonq"
    },
    {
      "roman": "čžunʺjun",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Taiwan",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "чжунъюн"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ jʊŋ⁵¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Taiwan",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "homophone": "中用",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Homophones"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Taiwan"
      ]
    },
    {
      "homophone": "重用",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Homophones"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Taiwan"
      ]
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "zung¹ jung⁶"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "jūng yuhng"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "dzung¹ jung⁶"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "zung¹ yung⁶"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ jʊŋ²²/",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "General Taiwanese"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "Quanzhou",
        "Xiamen",
        "Zhangzhou",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "tiòng-iōng"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "General Taiwanese"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "Quanzhou",
        "Xiamen",
        "Zhangzhou",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "tiòng-iōng"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "General Taiwanese"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "Quanzhou",
        "Xiamen",
        "Zhangzhou",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "diorng'iong"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tiɔŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ iɔŋ⁴¹/",
      "raw_tags": [
        "General Taiwanese"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "Quanzhou",
        "Xiamen",
        "Zhangzhou",
        "IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tiɔŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ iɔŋ³³/",
      "raw_tags": [
        "General Taiwanese"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "Quanzhou",
        "Xiamen",
        "Zhangzhou",
        "IPA",
        "Kaohsiung"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tiɔŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ iɔŋ³³/",
      "raw_tags": [
        "General Taiwanese"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "Quanzhou",
        "Xiamen",
        "Zhangzhou",
        "IPA",
        "Taipei"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tiɔŋ²¹⁻⁵³ iɔŋ²²/",
      "raw_tags": [
        "General Taiwanese"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "Quanzhou",
        "Xiamen",
        "Zhangzhou",
        "IPA"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "jìshì",
      "word": "濟事"
    },
    {
      "roman": "jìshì",
      "word": "济事"
    },
    {
      "roman": "guǎnyòng",
      "word": "管用"
    },
    {
      "roman": "dǐngshì",
      "word": "頂事"
    },
    {
      "roman": "dǐngshì",
      "word": "顶事"
    },
    {
      "roman": "dǐngyòng",
      "word": "頂用"
    },
    {
      "roman": "dǐngyòng",
      "word": "顶用"
    }
  ],
  "word": "中用"
}

Download raw JSONL data for 中用 meaning in Chinese (5.2kB)

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}

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