







use for other purposes
divert to other uses
misappropriate
Sports fields in schools must be used for sports activities and may not be used for any other purposes.
The fees collected from excessive emission of pollution must be used for prevention and control of pollution and may not be appropriated for any other use.

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Open the tool →挪作他用 (nuó zuò tā yòng) means “use for other purposes, divert to other uses, misappropriate”.
挪作他用 is pronounced nuó zuò tā yòng in Mandarin Chinese.
“use for other purposes” is 挪作他用 (nuó zuò tā yòng) in Chinese.
This page has 2 example sentences using 挪作他用, each with pinyin and an English translation.