活用 huóyòng apply creatively Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Showing: use flexibly All meanings 2 huóyòng 2 apply creatively 1use flexibly 1 1 sentence for 活用 (huóyòng — use flexibly) 在古代汉语中,名词活用作动词的现象很常见。 zài gǔdài Hànyǔ zhōng, míngcí huóyòng zuò dòngcí de xiànxiàng hěn chángjiàn. In ancient Chinese, the phenomenon of nouns being used as verbs is very common. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary