使
shǐ
HSK level: HSK 4
Meaning
to make; to cause; to enable; to use; to employ; to send; to instruct sb to do sth; envoy
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Examples
恋爱使人盲目。
Liàn ài shǐ rén máng mù.
Love is blind.
新闻使她不安。
Xīn wén shǐ tā bù ān.
The news distressed her.
骄傲使人落后。
Jiāo ào shǐ rén luò hòu.
Pride goes before a fall.
Words with this character
使用 shǐ yòng to use即使 jí shǐ even if使得 shǐ de usable天使 tiān shǐ angel使命 shǐ mìng mission大使 dà shǐ ambassador促使 cù shǐ to prompt使劲 shǐ jìn to exert all one's strength行使 xíng shǐ to exercise使者 shǐ zhě emissary迫使 pò shǐ to force大使馆 dà shǐ guǎn embassy致使 zhì shǐ to cause使唤 shǐ huan to order sb around假使 jiǎ shǐ if使劲儿 shǐ jìn r erhua variant of 使劲 shǐ jìn好使 hǎo shǐ easy to use俾使 bǐ shǐ in order that差使 chāi shǐ to send出使 chū shǐ to go abroad as ambassador公使 gōng shǐ minister间使 jiàn shǐ secret envoy密使 mì shǐ secret envoy