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用不了
yòngbuliǎo
1. to not use all of
2. to use less than

Character Breakdown

用
yòng
to use, to employ, to apply; use
HSK 3 5 丶
不
bù
no, not, un-; negative prefix
HSK 1 4 丶
了
le
clear; to finish; particle of completed action
HSK 1 2 丶

Example Sentences (2)

原来寄信需要好几天，现在连邮局都不用去，只要在家里上网发个电子邮件，用不了一分钟，远处的朋友就能收到，比写信封用的时间都短。
Yuánlái jì xìn xūyào hǎo jǐ tiān, xiànzài lián yóujú dōu bùyòng qù, zhǐyào zài jiālǐ shàngwǎng fā gè diànzǐ yóujiàn, yòng bù liǎo yì fēnzhōng, yuǎnchù de péngyǒu jiù néng shōudào, bǐ xiě xìnfēng yòng de shíjiān dōu duǎn.
It used to take several days to mail a letter. Now you don’t even need to go to the post office; just go online at home and send an email; it takes less than a minute, and friends far away can receive it, which is even shorter than the time spent addressing an envelope.
Text 5
买这么点儿东西也用不了那么长时间啊！
Mǎi zhème diǎnr dōngxi yě yòng bu liǎo nàme cháng shíjiān a!
It shouldn't take that long to buy so few things!
Text 1

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