活用 [－－]

Jyutping wut6 jung6
Pinyin huó yòng

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to apply (knowledge etc) creatively and flexibly
  2. to use a word flexibly (e.g. a noun as an adjective)
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to inflect; to conjugate
  2. verb
    to flexibly put to use; to apply flexibly; to have multiple uses
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    这儿周围有没有小菜场跟大型超市，买生活用品方便吗？
    這兒周圍有沒有小菜場跟大型超市，買生活用品方便嗎？
    zhè er zhōu wéi yǒu méi yǒu xiǎo cài chǎng gēn dà xíng chāo shì ， mǎi shēng huó yòng pǐn fāng biàn ma ？
    • Are there any markets or supermarkets around here? Is it convenient for daily shopping?
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    活学活用
    活學活用
    wut6 hok6 wut6 jung6
    • to learn in a flexible way and apply one's knowledge