用户 (yònghù)

用户 refers to someone who uses a service, product, or technology platform, and is an essential term in the digital economy and customer service sectors.

Meanings

[noun] user; customer; subscriber

Example Sentences

这款应用程序目前拥有超过一亿活跃用户。 Zhè kuǎn yìngyòng chéngxù mùqián yōngyǒu chāoguò yī yì huóyuè yònghù. This application currently has more than 100 million active users.

平台需要保护用户的个人隐私数据。 Píngtái xūyào bǎohù yònghù de gèrén yǐnsī shùjù. The platform needs to protect users' personal privacy data.

用户体验是产品设计的核心考量。 Yònghù tǐyàn shì chǎnpǐn shèjì de héxīn kǎoliàng. User experience is the core consideration in product design.

公司通过调查用户反馈来不断改进产品。 Gōngsī tōngguò diàochá yònghù fǎnkuì lái bùduàn gǎijìn chǎnpǐn. The company continuously improves its products by surveying user feedback.

新用户注册时需要验证手机号码。 Xīn yònghù zhùcè shí xūyào yànzhèng shǒujī hàomǎ. New users need to verify their phone number when registering.

该平台的用户群体主要集中在年轻一代。 Gāi píngtái de yònghù qúntǐ zhǔyào jízhōng zài niánqīng yīdài. The platform's user base is mainly concentrated among the younger generation.

Collocations

Collocation	Meaning
用户体验 (yònghù tǐyàn)	user experience (UX)
用户界面 (yònghù jièmiàn)	user interface (UI)
活跃用户 (huóyuè yònghù)	active user
用户数据 (yònghù shùjù)	user data
新用户 (xīn yònghù)	new user
用户反馈 (yònghù fǎnkuì)	user feedback

Usage Notes

用户 literally means "user of a service/product." It is the standard term in technology, e-commerce, telecom, and service industries. In contexts like banking or utilities, 用户 is equivalent to "customer" or "account holder."

In digital product contexts, 用户 is often paired with 体验 (experience) to form 用户体验 (UX), a central concept in modern product development. The related term 消费者 (xiāofèizhě) means "consumer" and is broader, while 用户 emphasizes active usage of a specific product or platform.

Memory Hook

用 (use) + 户 (household/person) -- the person who uses something -- user.