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應用

简应用 · 繁應用

Mandarin · pinyin yìng yòng

to put to use; to apply
practical; applied (science, linguistics etc)
application; practical use
(computing) app

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應: yīng · should, ought to, must
用: yòng · use, employ, apply, operate; use
应: yīng · should, ought to, must

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4–4 · ying4 yong4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

jing3 jung6

Cantonese word readings for 應用. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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verb

to apply; to put to use

noun

application; use
application (program); (specifically) app (for mobile phones)

adj

(attributive) applied; practical

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