Yong

Mandarin

Verb

Yong (Pinyin yòng)

1. to use

   yong xinyongka fukuan

   To pay by credit card.

   ta yong diannao xue Zhongwen. — She/he uses computer to learn Chinese.

   • wo xihuan yong iPhone yinwei ta fangbian xiedai.

     I like to use iPhone because it is convenient for carrying.

   • ta yong cha1 chi niupa.

     she/he uses fork to eat beefsteak.

Derived terms

• yonghao

Pinyin syllable

yong

1. Nonstandard spelling of yōng.
2. Nonstandard spelling of yóng.
3. Nonstandard spelling of yǒng.
4. Nonstandard spelling of yòng.

Notes

English transcriptions of Chinese speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Chinese language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.

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Middle English

Adjective

Yong

1. young

Descendants

• English: young