好用
hǎo yòng
Pinyin

Definition

好用
 - 
hǎo yòng
  1. useful
  2. serviceable
  3. effective
  4. handy
  5. easy to use

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

好
hǎo
  1. 1 good
  2. 2 well
  3. 3 proper
  4. 4 good to
  5. 5 easy to
  6. 6 very
  7. 7 so
  8. 8 (suffix indicating completion or readiness)
  9. 9 (of two people) close
  10. 10 on intimate terms
  11. 11 (after a personal pronoun) hello
用
yòng
  1. 1 to use
  2. 2 to employ
  3. 3 to have to
  4. 4 to eat or drink
  5. 5 expense or outlay
  6. 6 usefulness
  7. 7 hence
  8. 8 therefore
作用
zuò yòng
  1. 1 to act on
  2. 2 to affect
  3. 3 action
  4. 4 function
  5. 5 activity
  6. 6 impact
  7. 7 result
  8. 8 effect
  9. 9 purpose
  10. 10 intent
  11. 11 to play a role
  12. 12 corresponds to English -ity, -ism, -ization
  13. 13 CL:個|个[gè]
使用
shǐ yòng
  1. 1 to use
  2. 2 to employ
  3. 3 to apply
  4. 4 to make use of
信用卡
xìn yòng kǎ
  1. 1 credit card
备用
bèi yòng
  1. 1 reserve
  2. 2 spare
  3. 3 alternate
  4. 4 backup
利用
lì yòng
  1. 1 to exploit
  2. 2 to make use of
  3. 3 to use
  4. 4 to take advantage of
  5. 5 to utilize
刚好
gāng hǎo
  1. 1 just
  2. 2 exactly
  3. 3 to happen to be
只好
zhǐ hǎo
  1. 1 without any better option
  2. 2 to have to
  3. 3 to be forced to
好不容易
hǎo bù róng yì
  1. 1 with great difficulty
  2. 2 very difficult
好久
hǎo jiǔ
  1. 1 quite a while
好似
hǎo sì
  1. 1 to seem
  2. 2 to be like
好像
hǎo xiàng
  1. 1 as if
  2. 2 to seem like
好友
hǎo yǒu
  1. 1 close friend
  2. 2 pal
  3. 3 (social networking website) friend
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
好吃
hǎo chī
  1. 1 tasty
  2. 2 delicious
好多
hǎo duō
  1. 1 many
  2. 2 quite a lot
  3. 3 much better
好奇
hào qí
  1. 1 inquisitive
  2. 2 curious
  3. 3 inquisitiveness
  4. 4 curiosity
好好
hǎo hǎo
  1. 1 well
  2. 2 carefully
  3. 3 nicely
  4. 4 properly
好几
hǎo jǐ
  1. 1 several
  2. 2 quite a few
好心
hǎo xīn
  1. 1 kindness
  2. 2 good intentions

Idioms (20)

一心二用
yī xīn èr yòng
  1. 1 to do two things at once (idiom)
  2. 2 to multitask
  3. 3 to divide one's attention
不问好歹
bù wèn hǎo dǎi
  1. 1 no matter what may happen (idiom)
不知好歹
bù zhī hǎo dǎi
  1. 1 unable to differentiate good from bad (idiom)
  2. 2 not to know what's good for one
  3. 3 unable to recognize others' good intentions
不识好歹
bù shí hǎo dǎi
  1. 1 unable to tell good from bad (idiom)
  2. 2 undiscriminating
做好做歹
zuò hǎo zuò dǎi
  1. 1 to persuade using all possible arguments (idiom); to act good cop and bad cop in turn
公诸同好
gōng zhū tóng hào
  1. 1 to share pleasure in the company of others (idiom); shared enjoyment with fellow enthusiasts
别有用心
bié yǒu yòng xīn
  1. 1 to have an ulterior motive (idiom)
别无他用
bié wú tā yòng
  1. 1 to have no other use or purpose (idiom)
刚愎自用
gāng bì zì yòng
  1. 1 obstinate and self-opinionated (idiom)
割鸡焉用牛刀
gē jī yān yòng niú dāo
  1. 1 lit. why use a pole-ax to slaughter a chicken? (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to waste effort on a trifling matter
  3. 3 also written 殺雞焉用牛刀|杀鸡焉用牛刀[shā jī yān yòng niú dāo]
吃力不讨好
chī lì bù tǎo hǎo
  1. 1 arduous and thankless task (idiom); strenuous and unrewarding
各有所好
gè yǒu suǒ hào
  1. 1 everyone has their likes and dislikes (idiom)
在家千日好，出门一时难
zài jiā qiān rì hǎo , chū mén yī shí nán
  1. 1 lit. at home, one can spend a thousand days in comfort, but spending a day away from home can be challenging (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. there's no place like home
大材小用
dà cái xiǎo yòng
  1. 1 using a talented person in an insignificant position (idiom)
  2. 2 a sledgehammer to crack a nut
大树底下好乘凉
dà shù dǐ xià hǎo chéng liáng
  1. 1 lit. under a big tree the shade is plentiful (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to benefit by proximity to an influential person
好了伤疤忘了疼
hǎo le shāng bā wàng le téng
  1. 1 to forget past pains once the wound has healed (idiom)
好事不出门，恶事传千里
hǎo shì bù chū mén , è shì chuán qiān lǐ
  1. 1 lit. good deeds do not go beyond the door, evil deeds spread a thousand miles
  2. 2 a good deed goes unnoticed, but scandal spreads fast (idiom)
好事多磨
hǎo shì duō mó
  1. 1 the road to happiness is strewn with setbacks (idiom)
好吃懒做
hào chī lǎn zuò
  1. 1 happy to partake but not prepared to do any work (idiom)
  2. 2 all take and no give
好梦难成
hǎo mèng nán chéng
  1. 1 a beautiful dream is hard to realize (idiom)

Sample Sentences

昨天刚买的。好像还蛮好用的。
zuótiān gāng mǎi de 。hǎoxiàng hái mán hǎoyòng de 。
I just bought it yesterday. It seems like it's pretty easy to use.
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是一款非常好用的免费网络文件工具，可以存储并且共享文件。
shì yī kuǎn fēicháng hǎoyòng de miǎnfèi wǎngluò wénjiàn gōngjù ，kěyǐ cúnchǔ bìngqiě gòngxiǎng wénjiàn 。
It's a really handy, free online documents tool. You can store and share files.
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原来胖姐喜欢励志成功和心灵修养类的书啊。现在在这个浮躁的信息爆炸时代，我们80后90后的年轻人确实需要一些好读好用的修心书帮助自己成长。
yuánlái pàngjiě xǐhuan lìzhì chénggōng hé xīnlíngxiūyǎng lèi de shū ā 。xiànzài zài zhè ge fúzào de xìnxī bàozhà shídài ，wǒmen bālínghòu jiǔlínghòu de niánqīng rén quèshí xūyào yīxiē hǎodú hǎoyòng de xiūxīn shū bāngzhù zìjǐ chéngzhǎng 。
Originally Chubby Sis liked to read inspirational and self-help books. Now in this restless information explosion age, we young people born in the 80s and 90s really need to read self-help books to help ourselves develop.
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shift”和“ctrl”。出来了。这个输入法好用吗？
shift ”hé “ctrl ”。chūlái le 。zhè gè shūrùfǎ hǎoyòng ma ？
“Shift” and “Control”. It's come up. Is this input method good?
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不好用。
bù hǎoyòng 。
It's not good.
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也不好用。我帮你下载个“搜狗”或者“Google”的输入法吧。
yě bù hǎoyòng 。wǒ bāng nǐ xiàzǎi gè “Sōugǒu ”huòzhě “Google ”de shūrùfǎ ba 。
It's not very good either. Let me help you download a “Sougou” or “Google” input method.
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怎么都是什么什么狗？把两个都下载下来吧。我比较一下哪个好用。
zěnme dōu shì shénme shénme gǒu ？bǎ liǎng gè dōu xiàzǎi xiàlai ba 。wǒ bǐjiào yīxià nǎ gè hǎoyòng 。
Why are they all something something “gou”? Just download them both. I'll compare which one is better.
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我试试看好用吗？
wǒ shìshi kàn hǎoyòng ma ？
Can I try it out and see if it works well?
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好用吗？
hǎoyòng ma ？
Is it good?
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我还是觉得XP好用。就帮你装XP吧。
wǒ háishì juéde chā P hǎoyòng 。jiù bāng nǐ zhuāng chā P ba 。
I still think ”XP“ works well. How about I just install “XP” for you?
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