習用

简 习用 · 繁 習用
Mandarin · pinyin xí yòng

Meanings

  1. to use habitually
  2. usual
  3. conventional
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習
xí · practice; flapping wings
用
yòng · use, employ, apply, operate; use
习
xí · practice; flapping wings
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2–4 · xi2 yong4

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verb

  1. to use consistently; to practice habitually

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