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21. 这种红色的脂是古代常用的唇彩。

    zhè zhǒng hóng​sè de zhī shì gǔ​dài cháng​yòng de chún​cǎi.

    This red rouge was a commonly used lip color in ancient times.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

22. “哆”字常用于形容发抖的“哆嗦”一词。

    “ duō” zì cháng​yòng yú xíng​róng fā​dǒu de“ duō​suo” yī cí.

    The character 'duo' is commonly used in the word 'duosuo,' which describes shivering.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

23. 古代的人们常用骨制的筹来计算数字。

    gǔ​dài de rén​men cháng​yòng gǔ zhì de chóu lái jì​suàn shù​zì.

    Ancient people often used bone counting rods to calculate numbers.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

24. 蓝色是她在这组画作中最常用的色彩。

    lán​sè shì tā zài zhè zǔ huà​zuò zhōng zuì cháng​yòng de sè​cǎi.

    Blue is the color she uses most frequently in this series of paintings.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

25. “嚟”这个字常用作翻译佛经时的译音字。

    “ lì” zhè​ge zì cháng​yòng zuò fān​yì fó​jīng shí de yì​yīn zì.

    The character 'li' is often used for transliteration in Buddhist scriptures.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

26. 当归是一种常见的中药材，常用于补血。

    dāng​guī shì yī zhǒng cháng​jiàn de zhōng​yào​cái, cháng​yòng yú bǔ​xuè.

    Danggui is a common Chinese herbal medicine often used to enrich the blood.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

27. 地瓜作为一种药用植物，常用于清热解毒。

    dì​guā zuò​wéi yī zhǒng yào​yòng zhí​wù, cháng​yòng yú qīng​rè jiě​dú.

    As a medicinal plant, sweet potato is often used to clear heat and detoxify the body.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

28. 以前的人常用一合米来衡量少量的粮食。

    yǐ​qián de rén cháng​yòng yī gě mǐ lái héng​liáng shǎo​liàng de liáng​shi.

    People in the past often used a 'ge' of rice to measure small amounts of grain.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

29. 在拖拉机普及之前，农民常用耕牛来驾犁。

    zài tuō​lā​jī pǔ​jí zhī​qián, nóng​mín cháng​yòng gēng​niú lái jià lí.

    Before tractors were common, farmers often used oxen to pull plows.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

30. 这种紫色的甘蓝常用于制作凉拌蔬菜沙拉。

    zhè zhǒng zǐ​sè de gān​lán cháng​yòng yú zhì​zuò liáng​bàn shū​cài shā​lā.

    This purple cabbage is often used to make cold salads.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

31. 容量分析是实验室中常用的定量分析方法。

    róng​liàng fēn​xī shì shí​yàn​shì zhōng cháng​yòng de dìng​liàng fēn​xī fāng​fǎ.

    Volumetric analysis is a commonly used quantitative analysis method in laboratories.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

32. 古代劳动人民常用坚韧的大麻纤维来织布。

    gǔ​dài láo​dòng rén​mín cháng​yòng jiān​rèn de dà​má xiān​wéi lái zhī​bù.

    Ancient laborers often used tough hemp fibers to weave cloth.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

33. 耶利米是我们在翻译古代文献时常用的译名。

    Yē​lì​mǐ shì wǒ​men zài fān​yì gǔ​dài wén​xiàn shí cháng​yòng de yì​míng.

    Jeremiah is the standard transliteration we use when translating ancient texts.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

34. 冷藏是目前保存新鲜蔬菜最常用的技术手段。

    lěng​cáng shì mù​qián bǎo​cún xīn​xiān shū​cài zuì cháng​yòng de jì​shù shǒu​duàn.

    Refrigeration is currently the most common technical method for preserving fresh vegetables.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

35. 在数学公式中，我们常用希腊字母套来表示常数。

    zài shù​xué gōng​shì zhōng, wǒ​men cháng​yòng Xī​là zì​mǔ tào lái biǎo​shì cháng​shù.

    In mathematical formulas, we often use the Greek letter tau to represent constants.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

36. “埃”这个字在汉语中常用来翻译外国的人名或地名。

    “ āi” zhè​gè zì zài Hàn​yǔ zhōng cháng​yòng lái fān​yì wài​guó de rén​míng huò dì​míng.

    The character '埃' is often used in Chinese for transliterating foreign names and places.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary