采用

• 拼音: cǎi yòng
• 汉字拆解: 采 = 爫 (hand) + 木 (tree), depicting picking; 用 = originally a pictograph of a bucket, meaning to use

含义

To adopt; to use; to employ. To select and put into use a particular method, technology, or material.

Often used for choosing a specific method, technology, design, or material to implement. Slightly more formal than 用 (use) and implies deliberate selection. Common in technical, business, and formal contexts. Different from 采取 which focuses on actions and measures.

例句

1. 这家工厂采用了最新的生产技术。
2. 我们决定采用他的建议来改进产品。
3. 这座大楼采用了环保材料建造。

用法指南

语境: technology, business, academic

语气: professional

正确说法

• 这个项目采用了新的设计方案。(This project adopted a new design plan.)
• 很多学校采用了网上教学的方式。(Many schools have adopted the approach of online teaching.)

错误说法

• 采用筷子吃饭 (Don't use 采用 for everyday tool use — say 用筷子吃饭; 采用 is for deliberately selecting a method or approach)

起源与历史

Compound of 采 (to pick/select) and 用 (to use), together meaning to select something for use.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal