Hanzi

使

to make/to cause/to enable/to use/to employ/to send/to instruct sb to do sth/envoy/messenger

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 2

Pinyin

shǐ

Bopomofo

ㄕˇ

Jyutping

sai2

Example sentences

使 shǐ
他使我明白了真相。

He made me understand the truth.

淫 yín
連日的淫雨使山路變得泥濘。
连日的淫雨使山路变得泥泞。

Days of persistent heavy rain made the mountain road muddy.

使用 shǐyòng
這款軟體使用起來非常方便。
这款软体使用起来非常方便。

This software is very easy to use.

如今 rújīn
如今很多人都使用手機。
如今很多人都使用手机。

Nowadays, many people use mobile phones.

即使 jíshǐ
即使下大雨，他也堅持要去跑步。
即使下大雨，他也坚持要去跑步。

Even if it rains heavily, he insists on going for a run.

記憶 / 记忆 jìyì
即使過了這麼多年，那段記憶依然清晰。
即使过了这么多年，那段记忆依然清晰。

Even after so many years, that memory is still clear.

天使 tiānshǐ
她心腸好得像天使一樣。
她心肠好得像天使一样。

She is as kind-hearted as an angel.

使命 shǐmìng
每個人都肩負著發揚文化的神聖使命。
每个人都肩负著发扬文化的神圣使命。

Everyone bears the sacred mission of promoting culture.

賦予 / 赋予 fùyǔ
這項任務賦予了他新的使命。
这项任务赋予了他新的使命。

This task endowed him with a new mission.

使得 shǐde
這場大雨使得比賽延期了。
这场大雨使得比赛延期了。

This heavy rain caused the game to be postponed.

Example Vocabulary

使

shi3

to make; to cause; to use

使用

shi3'yong4

to use; to employ; to apply

即使

ji2'shi3

even if; even though

天使

tian1'shi3

angel

使勁

shi3'jing4

使命

shi3'ming4

mission; task; duty

使得

shi3'de

to make; to cause; to enable

縱使

zong4'shi3

使出

使喚

shi3'huan4

to order about; to command; to use (tools, animals)

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