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Advice that is practical and beneficial.
这份报告包含了很多有用的建议。
This report contains a lot of useful advice.
谢谢你的有用的建议，让我受益匪浅。
Thank you for your useful advice; it benefited me greatly.
Often used in formal or professional contexts, such as work emails, academic papers, or mentoring.
If someone gives you 有用的建议, you can respond with 谢谢你的建议 (xièxie nǐ de jiànyì, 'Thank you for your advice') or 我会考虑的 (wǒ huì kǎolǜ de, 'I’ll consider it').
While 有用的 is correct, in casual conversation, people often just say 建议 to mean 'useful advice' if the context is clear.
The phrase combines 有用 (yǒu yòng, 'useful') and 建议 (jiàn yì, 'advice/suggestion'). 有用 comes from 有 ('to have') + 用 ('use'), while 建议 combines 建 ('to establish') + 议 ('to discuss'). The compound emphasizes practicality in advice.
有用的建议 is typically used when the advice is actionable or effective. Avoid using it for vague or impractical suggestions. In casual speech, people might shorten it to '有用的建议' or '有用建议'.