用 不 了

yòng bu liǎodictionary entry

to not use all of / to use less than

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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

用不了用不了 [yong4 bu5 liao3] /to not use all of/to use less than/

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用
yòng
to use / to make use of / to employ / (coverb) with / using / to need / to have to (usu. used in the negative or in questions) / usefulness / utility / (bound form) expense / outlay / (courteous) to eat / to drink / (literary) hence / therefore
不
bù
no / not so / (bound form) not / un-
了
le
(completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) / (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
liǎo
to finish / (used with 得[dé] or 不[bù] after a verb to express (im)possibility, as in 忘不了[wàng bu liǎo] "cannot forget") / (literary) (usually followed by a negative such as 無|无[wú] or 不[bù]) completely (not) / entirely (not) / (not) in the least / (bound form) clear in one's mind / to understand clearly
liào
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