利用

Chinese

 
advantage; benefit; profit
advantage; benefit; profit; sharp
to use
simp. and trad.
(利用)
利 用

Pronunciation


Verb

利用

  1. to use; to utilise; to make use of
    充分利用  ―  chōngfèn lìyòng  ―  to make full use of
    合理利用  ―  hélǐ lìyòng  ―  to use appropriately; appropriate use
    大家把這個資源利用好。 [MSC, trad.]
    大家把这个资源利用好。 [MSC, simp.]
    Dàjiā bǎ zhège zīyuán lìyòng hǎo. [Pinyin]
    Everyone make good use of this resource.
    他利用假期的時間把書讀完了。 [MSC, trad.]
    他利用假期的时间把书读完了。 [MSC, simp.]
    Tā lìyòng jiàqī de shíjiān bǎ shū dú wán le. [Pinyin]
    He finished reading the book using time from the holiday.
  2. (often derogatory) to take advantage of; to make use of; to exploit
    我被他利用了。  ―  Wǒ bèi tā lìyòng le.  ―  I was taken advantage of by him.

Synonyms

  • (to use):

Derived terms

  • 利用率

Noun

利用

  1. (literary) good tool; excellent instrument

Synonyms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
利 用
り
Grade: 4
よう
Grade: 2
on’yomi

Pronunciation

    • (Tokyo) りよー [rìyóó] (Heiban – [0])
    • IPA(key): [ɾʲijo̞ː]

    Noun

    利(り)用(よう) • (riyō) 

    1. use, usage, utilization, application
    2. exploitation, taking advantage of

    Synonyms

    Derived terms

    Verb

    利(り)用(よう)する • (riyō suru) transitive suru (stem 利(り)用(よう)し (riyō shi), past 利(り)用(よう)した (riyō shita))

    1. use, utilize
    2. exploit, take advantage of

    Conjugation

    Synonyms

    References

    • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.

    Korean

    Hanja in this term
    利用

    Noun

    利用 • (iyong) (hangeul 이용)

    1. Hanja form? of 이용 (“utilization”).
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