HSK 5 · Verbs

运用 yùnyòng “to use” in Chinese

Traditional 運用

What 运用 means

  1. to use
  2. to put to use

How to say 运用

  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale运yùn4th tone, falling
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale用yòng4th tone, falling

运用 in a sentence

  1. 学了语法以后要多运用。

    Xué le yǔfǎ yǐhòu yào duō yùnyòng.

    Once you’ve learnt the grammar, use it as much as you can.

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 他能熟练地运用电脑。

    Tā néng shúliàn de yùnyòng diànnǎo.

    He can use a computer skilfully.

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 运用 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 运 (yùn) with each of its parts in a different colour
运yùnto move
  • 云cloud · yúnSound part
  • 辶walking form of 辵 · chuòMeaning part

辶 hints at the meaning (walking); 云 (yún) hints at the sound. Compare it with yùn.

The character 用 (yòng) drawn as one shape
用yòngto use; to make use of; to employ

用 is a single shape of 5 strokes. Learn it whole, then watch its stroke order below.

How to write 运用

运 7 strokes · 用 5 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

运用 (yùnyòng) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 运用 (yùnyòng). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 运用

Words with 运

运动yùndòng · to exercise运动员yùndòngyuán · athlete运动会yùndònghuì · sports meet运输yùnshū · to transport幸运xìngyùn · fortunate运气yùnqi · luck (good or bad)命运mìngyùn · fate运算yùnsuàn · mathematical operation运行yùnxíng · to run托运tuōyùn · to check in (luggage)

Words with 用

用yòng · to use不用búyòng · no need to有用yǒuyòng · useful常用chángyòng · commonly used信用卡xìnyòngkǎ · credit card使用shǐyòng · to use作用zuòyòng · effect利用lìyòng · to make use of应用yìngyòng · to put to use实用shíyòng · practical

More words: Common Verbs

迎接yíngjiē · to welcome预订yùdìng · to place an order预防yùfáng · to prevent运输yùnshū · to transport造成zàochéng · to bring about摘zhāi · to pick (fruit占zhàn · to occupy粘贴zhāntiē · to paste

FAQs

运用 (yùnyòng) means “to use” or “to put to use”. It is an HSK 5 word.
Say it yùnyòng: yùn with a 4th tone, then yòng with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 运用 is written 運用. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type yunyong with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 运用 from the suggestions. Typing yunyong into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
运用 is an HSK 5 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences written by WillyChina. Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.