用来
HSK 4 (exam 2025)
用来 (yònglái) · to be used for
用来 (yònglái) means “to be used for”. It is written with 2 characters: 用 (to use) + 来 (to come). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 用来 is built
The characters
用 yòng · to use
What 用 is made of
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
来 lái · to come
What 来 is made of
- 未wèi — not yet
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 八bā — eight
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
Origin hint: A wheat plant that has not yet borne fruit; compare 來 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
这个房间用来放书。Zhège fángjiān yònglái fàng shū.This room is used for storing books.
这个钱是用来买车的。Zhège qián shì yònglái mǎi chē de.This money is for buying a car.
Questions about 用来
What does 用来 mean?
用来 (yònglái) means “to be used for”.
How do you pronounce 用来?
用来 is pronounced yònglái.
Which HSK level is 用来?
用来 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025).
Related words
- 不用bùyòngno need
- 有用yǒuyònguseful
- 常用chángyòngcommonly used
- 使用shǐyòngto use
- 信用卡xìnyòngkǎcredit card
- 作用zuòyòngeffect
- 采用cǎiyòngto adopt
- 费用fèiyòngcost
- 利用lìyòngto use
- 没用méiyònguseless
Learn 用来 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 · Group 88: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.