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使

shǐ
HSK 2.0 Level 3 HSK 3.0 Level 3

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Definitions

  1. 1. to make
  2. 2. to cause
  3. 3. to enable
  4. 4. to use
  5. 5. to employ
  6. 6. to send
  7. 7. to instruct sb to do sth
  8. 8. envoy
  9. 9. messenger

Example Sentences

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Tatoeba會 使 人上癮。
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 727965)

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Words Containing 使

使役
shǐ yì

to use (an animal or servant)

支使
zhī shǐ

to order (sb) around

有钱能使鬼推磨
yǒu qián néng shǐ guǐ tuī mò

lit. with money, you can get a devil to turn a millstone (idiom)

神差鬼使
shén chāi guǐ shǐ

the work of gods and devils (idiom); unexplained event crying out for a supernatural explanation

和平特使
hé píng tè shǐ

peace envoy

罗曼使
luó màn shǐ

romance

使用权
shǐ yòng quán

usage rights

假使
jiǎ shǐ

if

当枪使
dāng qiāng shǐ

to use (sb) as a tool

形象大使
xíng xiàng dà shǐ

person who represents an organization and enhances its image

指使
zhǐ shǐ

to incite

信使核糖核酸
xìn shǐ hé táng hé suān

messenger RNA, mRNA

使得
shǐ de

usable

见风使舵
jiàn fēng shǐ duò

lit. see the wind and set the helm (idiom); fig. to act pragmatically

重复使力伤害
chóng fù shǐ lì shāng hài

repetitive strain injury (RSI)

使徒
shǐ tú

apostle

使节团
shǐ jié tuán

a diplomatic group

节度使
jié dù shǐ

Tang and Song dynasty provincial governor, in Tang times having military and civil authority, but only civil authority in Song

出使
chū shǐ

to go abroad as ambassador

天使
tiān shǐ

angel

使唤
shǐ huan

to order sb around

驱使
qū shǐ

to urge

颐指风使
yí zhǐ fēng shǐ

lit. to order people by pointing the chin (idiom); to signal orders by facial gesture

行使
xíng shǐ

to exercise (a right etc)

间使
jiàn shǐ

secret envoy

祈使句
qí shǐ jù

imperative sentence

使劲儿
shǐ jìn ér

Rearing

虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后
xū xīn shǐ rén jìn bù , jiāo ào shǐ rén luò hòu

modesty leads to progress, arrogance makes you fall behind (quote of Mao Zedong)

使馆
shǐ guǎn

consulate

岩仓使节团
yán cāng shǐ jié tuán

the Iwakura mission (Japanese diplomatic and exploratory mission to US and Europe of 1871)

差使
chāi shi

official post

好使
hǎo shǐ

easy to use

颐指气使
yí zhǐ qì shǐ

lit. to order people by pointing the chin (idiom); to signal orders by facial gesture

使然
shǐ rán

(literary) to make it so

鬼使神差
guǐ shǐ shén chāi

demons and gods at work (idiom); unexplained event crying out for a supernatural explanation

使成一体
shǐ chéng yī tǐ

to unify

纵使
zòng shǐ

even if

使不得
shǐ bu de

cannot be used

循环使用
xún huán shǐ yòng

recycle

强使
qiǎng shǐ

to force; to oblige

不首先使用
bù shǒu xiān shǐ yòng

no first use (policy for nuclear weapons)

行使职权
xíng shǐ zhí quán

to exercise power

使命
shǐ mìng

mission

诱使
yòu shǐ

to lure into

促使
cù shǐ

to induce

使节
shǐ jié

(diplomatic) envoy

密使
mì shǐ

secret envoy

亲善大使
qīn shàn dà shǐ

goodwill ambassador

役使动物
yì shǐ dòng wù

draft animals

使硬化
shǐ yìng huà

harden

见风使帆
jiàn fēng shǐ fān

lit. see the wind and set your sails (idiom); fig. to act pragmatically

两国相争,不斩来使
liǎng guó xiāng zhēng , bù zhǎn lái shǐ

when two kingdoms are at war, they don't execute envoys (idiom)

教廷大使
jiào tíng dà shǐ

an ambassador of the church

白衣天使
bái yī tiān shǐ

\angel in white\ (laudatory term for a nurse)

使用价值
shǐ yòng jià zhí

usable value

信使
xìn shǐ

messenger

使人信服
shǐ rén xìn fú

convincing

即使
jí shǐ

even if; even though

使用者
shǐ yòng zhě

user

大使馆
dà shǐ guǎn

embassy

使尽
shǐ jìn

to exert all one's strength

主使
zhǔ shǐ

to mastermind

致使
zhì shǐ

to cause

差使
chāi shǐ

to send

使者
shǐ zhě

emissary

公使馆
gōng shǐ guǎn

foreign mission

使领馆
shǐ lǐng guǎn

embassy and consulate

大使级
dà shǐ jí

ambassadorial

迫使
pò shǐ

to force

使领官员
shǐ lǐng guān yuán

ambassador and consul

使用
shǐ yòng

to use

特使
tè shǐ

special envoy

役使
yì shǐ

to put to work (servant or animal)

尊贤使能
zūn xián shǐ néng

to respect talent and make use of ability (Mencius)

任贤使能
rèn xián shǐ néng

to appoint the virtuous and use the able (idiom); appointment on the basis of ability and integrity

大使
dà shǐ

ambassador

再使用
zài shǐ yòng

to reuse

使用数量
shǐ yòng shù liàng

usage (i.e. extent of use)

使坏
shǐ huài

to play dirty tricks

马噶尔尼使团
mǎ gá ěr ní shǐ tuán

the Macartney mission to Qing China in 1793

如臂使指
rú bì shǐ zhǐ

as the arm moves the finger (idiom)

天使报喜节
tiān shǐ bào xǐ jié

Annunciation (Christian festival on 25th March)

使徒行传
shǐ tú xíng zhuàn

Acts of the Apostles (New Testament)

使劲
shǐ jìn

to exert all one's strength

使出
shǐ chū

to use

劝农使
quàn nóng shǐ

envoy charge with promoting agriculture (in Han dynasty)

使用量
shǐ yòng liàng

volume of use

使用条款
shǐ yòng tiáo kuǎn

terms of use

使成
shǐ chéng

to cause

使团
shǐ tuán

diplomatic mission

遣使
qiǎn shǐ

to dispatch an envoy

公使
gōng shǐ

minister

俾使
bǐ shǐ

in order that

使眼色
shǐ yǎn sè

to give sb a meaningful look

全权大使
quán quán dà shǐ

plenipotentiary ambassador

马戛尔尼使团
mǎ jiá ěr ní shǐ tuán

the Macartney mission to Qing China in 1793

使性
shǐ xìng

to throw a fit