利用
lì​yòng HSK3

to exploit

  • created sense approved 利用 · lì​yòng · to use — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    利用

    lì​yòng

    to use

    to use; to utilize; to make use of something or someone so that they are effective

    利 (literal) → 利 · lì · benefit 用 (literal) → 用 · yòng · to use

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 利用 · lì​yòng · to exploit — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    利用

    lì​yòng

    to exploit

    to take advantage of; to use a person or situation for one's own benefit, often in a negative or selfish way

    利 (literal) → 利 · lì · benefit 用 (literal) → 用 · yòng · to use

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 利用 · lì​yòng · to benefit the people — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    利用

    lì​yòng

    to benefit the people

    (of a ruler's policy) to be beneficial to the people's livelihood, as seen in classical texts

    利 (literal) → 利 · lì · to benefit 用 (literal) → 用 · yòng · to use

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  • created sense approved 利用 · lì​yòng · utilization — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    利用

    lì​yòng

    utilization

    the action or state of making use of something; utility

    利 (literal) → 利 · lì · benefit 用 (literal) → 用 · yòng · usefulness

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