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派上用场

pài shàng yòng chǎng

4-character word Traditional 派上用場

What 派上用场 means

1. to put to good use
2. to come in handy

The characters in 派上用场

• 派pài(literary) tributary; branch of a river; clique; school; group; faction…
• 上shàng(bound form) up; upper; above; previous; first (of multiple parts); to climb…
• 用yòngto use; to make use of; to employ; (coverb) with; using; to need…
• 场chǎnglarge place used for a specific purpose; stage; scene (of a play)

Example sentences

• 这真的能派上用场。
  Zhè zhēn de néng pàishàngyòngchǎng.
  It really comes in handy.