用处

• 拼音: yòng chu
• 汉字拆解: 用 = pictograph of a fence/bucket, meaning to use; 处 = 夂 (foot) + 几 (table), meaning place

含义

Use; usefulness; purpose. The practical value or function that something serves.

Often used with 有 (have) or 没有 (not have) to describe whether something is useful. Common phrases: 有用处 (is useful), 没有用处 (is useless), 用处不大 (not very useful), 派上用处 (come in handy). More colloquial than 用途 but less casual than 有用.

例句

1. 这些旧书可能看起来没什么用处，但对研究历史的人来说是宝贝。
2. 学外语的用处太多了，不仅能帮你找工作，还能拓宽视野。
3. 别小看这个小工具，关键时刻能派上大用处。

用法指南

语境: everyday, evaluation

语气: practical

正确说法

• 这东西有什么用处？(What's the use of this thing?)
• 他的建议很有用处。(His suggestions are very useful.)

错误说法

• 我用处这个工具 — 用处是名词不是动词，要说'我使用这个工具'

起源与历史

Compound of 用 (to use) + 处 (place, aspect). Originally meant 'a place to use something,' evolving to mean the practical value or usefulness of something.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal