Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
使
shǐ
Description
"使"这个字很常用，可以表示"让、叫"某人做某事，也可以表示"用"东西。
它常常出现在书面语里，比如"使人高兴"。
Meanings
使shǐ
to make; to cause (someone to do something)
这个好消息使大家很高兴。
使shǐ
to use; to employ
我不会使这个工具。
使shǐ
envoy; messenger (as in 大使)
他是我们国家的大使。
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Notes
- Nuance
使 for "make/cause" is more formal than 让; 让 is common in speech.
- Etymology
originally meant "to send/dispatch", giving rise to "envoy" (使者) and "cause" senses.
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