用的

for … to use; used by …, can be used; usable

→ 用
phrase Common #2,179
for … to use; used by … 用的 follows the verb 用 and describes something as intended for, or used by, someone. The person or purpose may be stated before it.
CH: 不要用好的毛巾,那是给客人用的。
EN: Don’t use the good towels; those are for the guests to use.

不行,她给这钱是让我们到美国后,给她买短裤用的。

No, she gave us the money to buy her shorts after we get to the United States.

— 摩托日记 (2004)

我想买一些写字用的纸和笔

I want to buy some paper and pens for writing.

— 一个都不能少 (1999)

是为了还债用的

It’s to pay off debts.

— 母亲 (2009)

这房间是当厨房用的。

This room is used as a kitchen.

那是给你用的

That’s for you to use.

— 风吹麦浪 (2006)

安德烈教你用的"呼声"对

Andrei is teaching you how to use the “call”...

— 守夜人 (2004)

干嘛用的?

What is it for?

— 一个都不能少 (1999)

有画画用的纸

There is paper for drawing.

— 泰坦尼克号 (1997)

等明天运飞行艇用的

It’s for transporting the flying boat tomorrow.

— 红猪 (1992)

我们没有他们用的那些词。

We don't use the same words they do.

这些都是给我用的?

Are all of these for me to use?

— 泰坦尼克号 (1997)

也可能它们在这里确实是罪行,只是我们用的词完全不同。

Maybe they really are crimes here; we just use completely different words for them.

我愿意用你们用的相同的东西

I'm willing to use the same thing you use.

— 西部往事 (1968)

放电影用的吗?

Is it for showing movies?

— 寄生虫 (2019)

是工业用的

It's for industrial use.

— 机械师 (2004)

宝贝,做游戏用的

Baby, it’s for making games.

— 孤堡惊情 (2007)

那天我看到你吃饭的时候用的它。

I saw you use it while you were eating that day.

— 甘泉玛侬 (1986)

这本书是不是他一直用的?

Is this the book he’s always used?

收音机用的?

Is it for a radio?

— 寂静之地 (2018)

都是我之前的生活用的但是它们现在对我没有任何意义了

They were all part of my old life, but they don’t mean anything to me anymore.

— 妈咪 (2014)

他用的白纸不对不是金人用纸那真信放哪了

The white paper he used is wrong—it’s not the paper the Jin people used. So where did the real letter go?

— 满江红 (2023)

这枪是给童子军用的?

Is this gun for the Boy Scouts?

— 汉江怪物 (2006)

自卫用的看过魔术吗?

Have you ever seen magic used for self-defense?

— 怒火青春 (1995)

给孩童用的吗?

Is it for children?

— 铃芽之旅 (2022)

那是不是…你写诗时用的?

So, is that what you use when you write poetry?

— 邮差 (1994)

看看卡提亚工作用的这个复杂的机器卡提亚可以解决这里的任何问题

Look at this complicated machine that Katia uses for work. Katia can solve any problem here.

— 莫斯科不相信眼泪 (1980)

恐怕我们用的头衔不太一样,”桑德斯说,“我们不想请你做任何你觉得不合适的事。

“I'm afraid we use different titles,” Sanders said. “We don't want to ask you to do anything you feel is inappropriate.”

这一间是留给很脏的客人用的粘在上面都刷不掉了

This one is for really dirty guests—the grime is stuck on and won’t scrub off.

— 千与千寻 (2001)

这是我每天都用的字典。

This is the dictionary I use every day.

不要用好的毛巾,那是给客人用的。

Don’t use the nice towels; they’re for guests.

— 海洋之歌 (2014)

这门干吗用的?

What is this door for?

— 赫鲁斯塔廖夫,开车! (1999)

这条通道不是给你们用的!

This channel isn't for you!

— 战舰波将金号 (1925)

解剖用的

Used for dissection.

— 穆那大哥做医生 (2003)

抱歉,”我说,“但我们用的词和你们用的词对不上。

“Sorry,” I said, “but the words we use don’t match the ones you use.”

我只要交出这些照片就能换来吃的用的

All I have to do is hand over these photos in exchange for food and supplies.

— 我的个神啊 (2014)

用的锤子

I used a hammer.

— 追击者 (2008)

phrase Rare #23,392
can be used; usable Sentence-final 的 adds an affirmative or emphatic tone to a judgment about whether something can be used.
CH: 这个办法是能用的。
EN: This method can be used.

这词让你用的

Who said you could use that word?

— 热辣滚烫 (2024)

不会有用的

It won't be useful.

— 潜水钟与蝴蝶 (2007)

这没有用的

This is useless.

— 阿飞正传 (1990)

别提那些钱了,我们不能用的.

Forget about that money—we can't use it anyway.

— 摩托日记 (2004)

每个人的指令只是适合自己用的

Everyone's instructions are only suitable for their own use.

— 警察故事 (1985)

那本来我是想留给自己用的。

I had originally planned to keep that for myself.

— 甘泉玛侬 (1986)