适用
HSK 3 (2021)
适用 (shìyòng) · to be suitable
适用 (shìyòng) means “to be suitable; to apply to; applicable”. It is written with 2 characters: 适 (match) + 用 (to use). It is an HSK 3 word in the 2021 standard.
How 适用 is built
The characters
适 shì · match
What 适 is made of
- 辶 — walking, moving
- 舌shé — tongue
- 千qiān — thousand
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 十 — ten
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 千qiān — thousand
Origin hint: 辶 gives the meaning, 舌 gives the sound. (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
这个方法适用于所有人。Zhège fāngfǎ shìyòng yú suǒyǒu rén.This method applies to everyone.
这个规定对学生适用吗?Zhège guīdìng duì xuésheng shìyòng ma?Does this rule apply to students?
Questions about 适用
What does 适用 mean?
适用 (shìyòng) means “to be suitable; to apply to; applicable”.
How do you pronounce 适用?
适用 is pronounced shìyòng.
Which HSK level is 适用?
适用 is in HSK 3 (2021).
Related words
- 合适héshìsuitable
- 适合shìhéto suit
- 适应shìyìngto adapt
- 舒适shūshìcomfortable
- 适宜shìyísuitable
- 不用bùyòngno need
- 有用yǒuyònguseful
- 常用chángyòngcommonly used
- 使用shǐyòngto use
- 信用卡xìnyòngkǎcredit card
Learn 适用 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 77: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.