Definition & Meaning

adopt; employ; put to use

Word usage

cǎi yòng

采 用

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v.adopt; employ; put to use
- cǎi yòng jiù gōng yì
  采用旧工艺
  adopt old technology
- cǎi yòng xīn de biǎo jué fāng shì
  采用新的表决方式
  vote by a new way
- cǎi yòng kē xué jì shù
  采用科学技术
  adopt science techniques
- cǎi yòng xīn bàn fǎ
  采用新办法
  employ a new method
- cǎi yòng jì móu
  采用计谋
  use a stratagem
- cǎi yòng wǔ lì
  采用武力
  resort to force
- cǎi yòng gōng zhì
  采用公制
  adopt the metric system
- cǎi yòng shù yǔ
  采用术语
  adopt a term
synonym
cǎi qǔ采取 xuǎn yòng选用
antonym
fàng qì放弃 pāo qì抛弃 shě qì舍弃

Word usage

Note
"采用" is different from "采取". The objects of "采用" are mostly concrete things or methods; the objects of "采取" are mostly abstract things.

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