How do you say "application" in Chinese?

应用

yìng yòng

Noun Hanzi

In Chinese, "application" is 应用 (yìng yòng).

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Pronunciation

Read it out as "yìng yòng", "yìng" is falling fast and sharp, like a command (tone 4), then "yòng" is falling fast and sharp, like a command (tone 4).

Writing and usage

应用 is written using hanzi. It's a noun, part of the vocabulary taught in the Noun Town language learning game.

Example sentence

他下载了一个新应用。

tā xià zài le yí gè xīn yìng yòng 。

He downloaded a new application.

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How to remember 应用

Link the sound of "yìng yòng" to something in English that it faintly echoes, then picture that image next to "应用" (yìng yòng).

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Questions about 应用

How do you pronounce 应用?

Read it out as "yìng yòng", "yìng" is falling fast and sharp, like a command (tone 4), then "yòng" is falling fast and sharp, like a command (tone 4).

Is 应用 formal or casual?

应用 is a neutral, everyday word that works in both casual and polite speech.

How is 应用 used in Chinese?

应用 is used the same way as the equivalent English noun. For example: 他下载了一个新应用。 (He downloaded a new application.).

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