Definition & Meaning

1.find something useful; serve the desired purpose

2.it is necessary to; there is need to; it is worth while to

yòng de zháo

用 得 着

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1
v.find something useful; serve the desired purpose
- zhè ge cái liào yǐ hòu kě néng huì yòng de zháo bié rēng diào
  这个材料以后可能会用得着，别扔掉。
  This material may come in useful one day, so don't throw it away.
- nǐ yīng gāi bǎ nà xiē jiù píng zi liú zhe shuō bu dìng nǎ tiān néng yòng de zháo
  你应该把那些旧瓶子留着，说不定哪天能用得着。
  You should keep those old bottles. You never know when you might need them.
antonym
yòng bu zháo用不着
2
v.it is necessary to; there is need to; it is worth while to
- yòng de zháo pài chē qù jiē tā men huí lái ma
  用得着派车去接她们回来吗？
  Is it necessary to send a car for picking them?
- wǒ men yòng de zháo zhè me zǎo jiù lí kāi ma
  我们用得着这么早就离开吗？
  What's the necessity of leaving so early?
- nǐ yòng de zháo huā nà me duō qián ma
  你用得着花那么多钱吗？
  Need you have paid so much?

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