用 and 填

[Tony24]

Hello everybody,

this is my firs post in this forum, I need help translating the sentences below as I I haven’t been able to understand the use of 用 and 填 

A : 请问，这个格要用英语文填

吗？

B ：是的，这个格一定要用

 

Any help would be very appreciated.

[roddy]

The actual meanings are pretty simple - here 用 is use, 填 is fill in (as in fill in a form, or I'd guess box or table here? I can't think of any common uses apart from 填表 and 填肚子). What might cause a bit of confusion is the word order, as the verb, 填, sits at the end of the sentence, where you wouldn't usually get it in English. 

 

So you've got

A: Please ask, this box must use English fill in?

B: Yes, This box certainly must use [English]

 

Welcome to the site. Keep asking the questions!

[889]

Let's not forget 填鸭, which follows on from 填肚子.

[Jim]

You can see why it's "fill" in 填词 but not really how we conceive it in English.