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Change log entry 86106
Processed by: richwarm (2024-08-26 23:10:50 UTC)
Comment: << review queue entry 78351 - submitted by 'ivanktw3' >>
preposition sense: with, using
用水裝滿一個瓶子: fill bottle with water

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介詞。表示行為動作賴以完成的憑藉。【例】他用手蒙住眼睛。

to need/have to - mostly in negative/questions:
3.需要。多用於否定或反問。如:「不用再說了!」「這事還用你操心嗎?」《論語.陽貨》:「割雞焉用牛刀!」唐.杜甫〈曲江〉詩二首之一:「細推物理須行樂,何用浮名絆此身。」

'to eat/drink' and 'therefore' senses are rather formal
Diff:
- 用 用 [yong4] /to use/to employ/to have to/to eat or drink/expense or outlay/usefulness/hence/therefore/
# + 用 用 [[yong4]] /to use; to employ/to need; to have to (usually used in the negative or questions)/(formal) to eat or drink/expense; outlay/usefulness/with; using/(formal) hence; therefore/
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+ 用 用 [[yong4]] /to use; to make use of; to employ/(coverb) with; using/to need; to have to (usu. used in the negative or in questions)/usefulness; utility/(bound form) expense; outlay/(courteous) to eat; to drink/(literary) hence; therefore/
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