No. 4,758 in Chinese
管用
Effective; useful.
In a sentence
这药很管用，感冒立刻好了。
This medicine is very effective; the cold was cured immediately.
管用 is used to imply effectiveness or utility of the medicine in curing the cold.
我的建议可能不管用，但你可以试试。
My suggestion might not work, but you can give it a try.
管用 expresses the possibility of being effective here, presenting uncertainty.
这种方法对解决这个问题非常管用。
This method is very effective in solving this problem.
管用 is utilized to display the utility of a method for problem-solving.
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