利用
HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 5
利用 (lìyòng) · to use
利用 (lìyòng) means “to use; to make use of; to take advantage of”. It is written with 2 characters: 利 (gains) + 用 (to use). It is an HSK 3 word in the 2021 standard.
How 利用 is built
The characters
利 lì · gains
What 利 is made of
- 禾hé — cereal
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 八bā — eight
- 刂dāo — knife
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 亅 — hook
Origin hint: Harvesting 刂 grain 禾 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
用 yòng · to use
What 用 is made of
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
Example sentences
我利用周末学习汉语。Wǒ lìyòng zhōumò xuéxí Hànyǔ.I use the weekends to study Chinese.
这些旧纸还可以利用。Zhèxiē jiù zhǐ hái kěyǐ lìyòng.This old paper can still be used.
Questions about 利用
What does 利用 mean?
利用 (lìyòng) means “to use; to make use of; to take advantage of”.
How do you pronounce 利用?
利用 is pronounced lìyòng.
Which HSK level is 利用?
利用 is in HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 流利liúlìfluent
- 顺利shùnlìsmooth
- 胜利shènglìvictory
- 有利yǒulìgood for
- 利息lìxīinterest (on money)
- 利益lìyìinterests
- 权利quánlìright (entitlement)
- 利润lìrùnprofit
- 便利biànlìconvenient
- 锋利fēnglìsharp
Learn 利用 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 54: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.