"起用" meaning in Chinese

See 起用 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹ jʊŋ⁵¹/ [Mandarin, Standard-Chinese, Sinological-IPA], /hei̯³⁵ jʊŋ²²/ [Cantonese, Guangzhou, Sinological-IPA], /kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iɔŋ²²/ [Min-Nan, Hokkien, Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, IPA], /kʰi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ iɔŋ³³/ [Min-Nan, Hokkien, Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, IPA, Kaohsiung], /kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iɔŋ³³/ [Min-Nan, Hokkien, Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, IPA, Taipei], /kʰi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ iɔŋ⁴¹/ [Min-Nan, Hokkien, Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, IPA], /kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iɪŋ²²/ [Min-Nan, Hokkien, Quanzhou, Xiamen, IPA], /kʰi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ iɪŋ⁴¹/ [Min-Nan, Hokkien, Quanzhou, Xiamen, IPA]
Head templates: {{zh-verb}} 起用
  1. to reinstate (someone)
    Sense id: en-起用-zh-verb-JRHvNbYm Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Chinese entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 29 29 12 29 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 29 29 13 29
  2. to appoint (someone) to an important position
    Sense id: en-起用-zh-verb-kAwbWTF4 Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Chinese entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 29 29 12 29 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 29 29 13 29
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      "zh_pron": "qǐyòng"
    },
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        "Mandarin",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄑㄧˇ ㄩㄥˋ"
    },
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    },
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    },
    {
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        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "cǐyòng"
    },
    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "chʻi³-yung⁴"
    },
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        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "chǐ-yùng"
    },
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        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
      ],
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      ],
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹ jʊŋ⁵¹/",
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        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
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        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "hei² jung⁶"
    },
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        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "héi yuhng"
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    {
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        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen",
        "Quanzhou",
        "Zhangzhou",
        "POJ"
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      "zh_pron": "khí-iōng"
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        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen",
        "Quanzhou",
        "Zhangzhou",
        "Tai-lo"
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        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen",
        "Quanzhou",
        "Zhangzhou",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "qyiong"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iɔŋ²²/",
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        "General Taiwanese"
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        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen",
        "Quanzhou",
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        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen",
        "Quanzhou",
        "Zhangzhou",
        "IPA",
        "Kaohsiung"
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        "Hokkien",
        "Quanzhou",
        "Xiamen",
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        "Hokkien",
        "Quanzhou",
        "Xiamen",
        "Tai-lo"
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        "Hokkien",
        "Quanzhou",
        "Xiamen",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
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      "zh_pron": "qyeng"
    },
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        "Hokkien",
        "Quanzhou",
        "Xiamen",
        "IPA"
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}
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        "Hong Kong"
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        "Guangzhou",
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      "zh_pron": "héi yuhng"
    },
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}

Download raw JSONL data for 起用 meaning in Chinese (4.1kB)

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