用得著

Chinese

		to use	to get; to obtain; to receive to get; to obtain; to receive; something gained
trad. (用得著/用得着)		用	得著/得着
simp. (用得着)		用	得着

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yòngdezháo

  (Zhuyin): ㄩㄥˋ ˙ㄉㄜ ㄓㄠˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jung⁶ dak¹ zoek⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yòngdezháo
    • Zhuyin: ㄩㄥˋ ˙ㄉㄜ ㄓㄠˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yòngde̊jháo
    • Wade–Giles: yung⁴-tê⁵-chao²
    • Yale: yùng-de-jáu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yonq.dejaur
    • Palladius: юндэчжао (jundɛčžao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jʊŋ⁵¹ d̥ə¹ ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jung⁶ dak¹ zoek⁶
    • Yale: yuhng dāk jeuhk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jung⁶ dak⁷ dzoek⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: yung⁶ deg¹ zêg⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jʊŋ²² tɐk̚⁵ t͡sœːk̚²/

Verb

用得著

1. (colloquial) to find something useful; to need
2. (colloquial) there is need to; it is necessary or worthwhile to

Synonyms

• (there is need to): (Hokkien) 著 (zhuó)

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “there is need to”): 用不著 (yòngbùzháo)