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洋为中用
yáng​wéi​zhōng​yòng

to make foreign things serve China

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 洋 yáng noun
    foreign
    (bound form) foreign; specifically referring to Western countries or things coming from abroad
  2. 为 為 wéi verbpreposition
    to be
    to be; to become; to act as; to serve as; to take as
  3. 中 zhōng noun
    China
    (bound form) China; Chinese
  4. 用 yòng verb
    to use
    To use; to employ; to apply or make use of something to achieve a purpose.
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