Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
用来
yònglái
Description
“用来”的意思是用某个东西去做某件事。
The meaning of "用来" is to use something to do something.
我们常常说“这个东西是用来做什么的”，来问它的用处。
We often say "这个东西是用来做什么的" to ask about the use of something.
Meanings
用来yònglái
used to; used for (doing something)
这把刀是用来切菜的。
This knife is used for cutting vegetables.
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Notes
- Etymology
用 (use) + 来 (to come/in order to), forming a common structure meaning "used to do".
- Nuance
usually followed by a verb phrase explaining the purpose, often in the pattern 用来…的.
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