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使

shǐ

to make

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Meaning of 使 in English

shǐHSK 4verbSyllabus #1666
  1. to make
  2. to cause
  3. to enable
  4. to use
  5. to employ
  6. to send
  7. to instruct sb to do sth
  8. envoy

Example sentences

  1. 战争不会使任何人幸福。
    zhàn zhēng bú huì shǐ rèn hé rén xìng fú。
    War doesn't make anybody happy.
    Tatoeba #335259 by fucongcong · #273303 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR
  2. 他的记忆力使我惊讶。
    tā de jì yì lì shǐ wǒ jīng yà。
    His memory amazes me.
    Tatoeba #406321 by fucongcong · #285861 by Zifre · CC BY 2.0 FR
  3. 他们使10艘敌船沉了
    tā men shǐ 10 sōu dí chuán chén le
    They sank ten enemy ships.
    Tatoeba #5975061 by zhangxr91 · #307205 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR

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HSK words with 使

即使HSK 4使馆HSK 4使用HSK 4促使HSK 5使得HSK 5大使HSK 6使劲HSK 6假使HSK 7–9迫使HSK 7–9使唤HSK 7–9

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