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使

shǐ

HSK 3 · word 1877 of 3,000

Meaning

• to make
• to cause
• to enable

Example sentence

The character 使

使 is 亻 beside 吏, an official: sending someone to act. To cause — 使人高兴, 使用 to use — and then the person sent: 大使 an ambassador, 大使馆 the embassy.

Words containing 使

• 使用 shǐ yòng to use
• 大使馆 dà shǐ guǎn embassy
• 促使 cù shǐ to prompt; to induce; to spur
• 使劲 shǐ jìn to exert all one's strength

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