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使
shǐ
Description
"使"常常用来表示让别人做某件事，或者使用东西。
"使" is often used to indicate causing someone to do something or to use something.
在正式的句子里，我们会说"这本书使我很开心"。
In formal sentences, we say "这本书使我很开心" (This book makes me very happy).
Meanings
使shǐ
to make or cause someone/something to do
这首歌使我想起家。
This song reminds me of home.
使shǐ
to use
我不会使这个工具。
I don't know how to use this tool.
使shǐ
envoy, messenger (in compounds)
他是外国的大使。
He is a foreign ambassador.
Related words
Notes
- Nuance
as "to make/cause", 使 is more formal and written than 让.
- Etymology
appears in many compounds like 使用 (to use) and 大使 (ambassador).
In videos
“我没有动手能力，我脑子还不好使。”
“使我们进入一个更危险的、更麻烦的地方”
“创伤可以使一个人完全蜕变成更强的，”
“不习惯使你没有很多很多这样的事情”
“我喜欢看到四层音频，这使它更容易”
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