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共用 meaning in English

gòngyòng

to share the use of; to have joint use of; communal (bathroom); shared (antenna)

11 strokes

Meaning of 共用

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

gòngyòng
  1. to share the use of; to have joint use of
  2. communal (bathroom); shared (antenna)
  3. to use, in total, ...

共用 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

我wǒ哥gē哥gē和hé我wǒ以yǐ前qián共gòng用yòng这zhè间jiān房fáng间jiān。
My brother and I shared the room.
我wǒ可kě以yǐ跟gēn你nǐ共gòng用yòng这zhè张zhāng桌zhuō子zi吗ma?
May I share this table with you?
许xǔ多duō亚yà洲zhōu人rén以yǐ英yīng语yǔ作zuò为wéi共gòng用yòng的de语yǔ言yán。
Many Asians have English as a common language.
他tā和hé兄xiōng弟dì共gòng用yòng一yí个gè房fáng间jiān。
He shares a room with his brother.
萨sà米mǐ和hé另lìng外wài三sān个gè室shì友yǒu共gòng用yòng一yí个gè厕cè所suǒ。
Sami shared the toilet with three other roommates.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

共 gòng · common · 6 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6

用 yòng · to use · 5 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5

Related words

Words that share a character with 共用.

不用bùyòngneed not
有用yǒuyònguseful
使用shǐyòngto use; to employ
作用zuòyòngto act on; to affect; action; function; activity
信用卡xìnyòngkǎcredit card
一共yīgòngin total; altogether
公共汽车gōnggòng qìchēbus
常用cháng yòngin common usage
利用lìyòngto exploit; to make use of
没用méiyònguseless
共同gòngtóngcommon; joint
费用fèiyongcost; expenditure

Questions about 共用

What does 共用 mean?

共用 (gòngyòng) means "to share the use of; to have joint use of; communal (bathroom); shared (antenna)".

How do you write 共用?

共用 is made of 2 characters: 共 (6 strokes), 用 (5 strokes). That is 11 strokes in total.