Chinese Word: 使 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

使HSK 4

Pinyin: shǐ

English Definition: to make; to cause; to enable; to use; to employ; to send; to instruct sb to do sth; envoy; messenger

Chinese Definition:
①用：使用。使劲。使役。使力。使钱。
②派，差谴：使唤。使命。使女。
③让，令，叫：迫使。
④假若：假使。即使。
⑤奉命办事的人：使者。大使。公使。使馆。

Total strokes: 8; Radical: 人

Ideographic:A person 亻 working for the government 吏

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 亻 [ rén ] man, person; people
- 吏 [ lì ] government official, magistrate

Similar Characters: 倖

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使用HSK 4	shǐ yòng	to use; to employ; to apply; to make use of
即使HSK 4	jí shǐ	even if; even though
使得HSK 4	shǐ de	usable; workable; feasible; doable; to make; to cause
大使HSK 4	dà shǐ	ambassador; envoy; Classifiers: 名
使命HSK 6	shǐ mìng	mission; long-term task to which one devotes oneself; a calling

1		tā 他 shǐ jìn 使劲 tái qǐ 抬起 zhòng wù 重物。 He lifted the heavy object with all his strength.
2		yǒu qián 有钱 néng 能 shǐ 使 guǐ 鬼 tuī mó 推磨。 Money makes the world go round.
3		zhè ge 这个 yàng pǐn 样品 wú fǎ 无法 shǐ yòng 使用。 This sample is not usable
4		tā 她 shǐ jìn 使劲 de 地 nǐng kāi 拧开 píng gài 瓶盖。 She twisted the bottle cap with all her strength.
5		ài qíng 爱情 shǐ 使 rén 人 chōng mǎn 充满 jī qíng 激情。 Love fills us with passion

1		tā 他 shǐ jìn 使劲 tái qǐ 抬起 zhòng wù 重物。 He lifted the heavy object with all his strength.
2		yǒu qián 有钱 néng 能 shǐ 使 guǐ 鬼 tuī mó 推磨。 Money makes the world go round.
3		zhè ge 这个 yàng pǐn 样品 wú fǎ 无法 shǐ yòng 使用。 This sample is not usable
4		tā 她 shǐ jìn 使劲 de 地 nǐng kāi 拧开 píng gài 瓶盖。 She twisted the bottle cap with all her strength.
5		ài qíng 爱情 shǐ 使 rén 人 chōng mǎn 充满 jī qíng 激情。 Love fills us with passion