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挪作他用
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挪作他用 Pronunciation and Pinyin

挪作他用 Usage and Examples

use for other purposes

divert to other uses

misappropriate

学校体育场地必须用于体育活动,不得挪作他用。

Sports fields in schools must be used for sports activities and may not be used for any other purposes.

征收的超标准排污费必须用于污染的防治,不得挪作他用。

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.

The characters in 挪作他用

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
挪
nuó9move, shift, or transfer
作
zuò7to do, make, or act
他
tā5he, him, another
用
yòng5to use or employ

More words starting with 挪

  • nuó挪wéi为jǐ己yòng用appropriate, misappropriate
  • nuó挪jiè借Divert funds, Misappropriate
  • nuó挪dong动move, shift
  • nuó挪nuo挪cèng蹭ceng蹭de的dawdling, procrastinating
  • nuó挪cuō搓shuffle, hesitate
  • nuó挪yòng用misappropriate, embezzle
  • nuó挪yòng用le了Embezzled, Misappropriated
  • nuó挪yòng用gōng公kuǎn款embezzlement, misappropriation of public funds
  • nuó挪zhe着shuffling, inching
  • nuó挪yí移to move; to shift
  • nuó挪wō窝ér儿Move, Change one's location
  • nuó挪cèng蹭Fidget, Squirm

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Questions about 挪作他用

What does 挪作他用 mean in Chinese?

挪作他用 (nuó zuò tā yòng) means “use for other purposes, divert to other uses, misappropriate”.

How do you pronounce 挪作他用?

挪作他用 is pronounced nuó zuò tā yòng in Mandarin Chinese.

How do you say “use for other purposes” in Chinese?

“use for other purposes” is 挪作他用 (nuó zuò tā yòng) in Chinese.

How is 挪作他用 used in a sentence?

This page has 2 example sentences using 挪作他用, each with pinyin and an English translation.

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