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滥用

濫用
làn yòng
to abuse
verb

Individual characters

滥làn · overflowing, excessive, indiscriminate›用yòng · to use, to employ, to have to
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Example Sentences

他严重滥用权力。
tā yánzhòng lànyòng quánlì 。
He seriously abuses his power.
滥用药物对健康有害。
lànyòng yàowù duì jiànkāng yǒuhài 。
Abusing drugs is harmful to health.
我们必须防止他滥用这种资源。
wǒmen bìxū fángzhǐ tā lànyòng zhèzhǒng zīyuán 。
We must prevent him from abusing this resource.

Words with similar meanings

滥用lànyòng
misuse
滥用 (làn yòng) specifically implies an excessive or improper use, while misuse can imply wrong use without the excess aspect.
滥用了lànyòngle
to misuse
This is a more general term that indicates using something incorrectly, without the implication of excess.

Words Ending With 用

作用zuò yòng
"to act on; to affect; action; function; activity; impact; result; effect; purpose; intent; to play a role; corresponds to English -ity, -ism, -ization
使用shǐ yòng
to use; to employ; to apply; to make use of
利用lì yòng
exploit; make use of; to use; to take advantage of; to utilize
实用shí yòng
practical; functional; pragmatic; applied (science)
应用yìng yòng
to use; to apply; application; applicable

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