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Expressing "use" with 用 (yòng)
Manner & Method
Structure
Subject + 用 + Tool/Object + Verb
Explanation
The verb 用 (yòng) means "to use" and introduces the tool, method, or means by which an action is carried out. It is placed before the object being used, followed by the main action verb, similar to the structure "use X to do Y."
Examples
他用筷子吃饭吃得很熟练。
Tā yòng kuàizi chīfàn chī de hěn shúliàn.
He eats with chopsticks very skillfully.
你可以用手机扫码付款。
Nǐ kěyǐ yòng shǒujī sǎo mǎ fùkuǎn.
You can use your phone to scan the code to pay.
她用简单的语言解释了这个复杂的问题。
Tā yòng jiǎndān de yǔyán jiěshì le zhège fùzá de wèntí.
She explained this complex problem in simple language.