fúyòng

服用

HSK 7-9Word · Verb

take (medicine); wear

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Meanings

2 senses · 5 examples
1.

verb

to take; to ingest (medicine)

formal

Primarily used in medical contexts. The character "服" here means "to ingest" or "to take (medicine)".

Qǐng请
àn按
zhào照
yī医
zhǔ嘱
fú服
yòng用
cǐ此
yào药
 。

Please take this medicine as directed by your doctor.

Zhè这
zhǒng种
yào药
xū需
yào要
fàn饭
hòu后
fú服
yòng用
 。

This medicine needs to be taken after meals.

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Měi每
tiān天
fàn饭
hòu后
fú服
yòng用
 ，
yī一
cì次
yī一
piàn片
 。

Take one tablet daily after meals.

2.

verb

to wear (clothing, accessories)

literary

This sense is somewhat literary or formal. In modern spoken Chinese, 穿 (chuān) is more common for clothing.

Tā他
fú服
yòng用
pǔ朴
sù素
 ，
bù不
shàng尚
shē奢
huá华
 。

He wears simple clothes and does not pursue luxury.

Gǔ古
dài代
guān官
yuán员
fú服
yòng用
tè特
dìng定
de的
fú服
shì饰
yǐ以
biǎo表
shēn身
fèn份
 。

Ancient officials wore specific clothing to denote their status.