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使 shǐ

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使 shǐ Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
shǐ | shi3
English translation
to make
to cause
to enable
to use
to employ
to send
to instruct sb to do sth
envoy
messenger
cause, mission, orders; envoy, messenger, ambassador

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About 使 shǐ

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Number of strokes

8

Traditional form

使 shǐ

Contains the radical

rén

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

A person  rén working for the government 

Etymology of 使 shǐ

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

亻吏

Explanation

The characters Shǐ (history), (government official), 使 shǐ (cause; use; instruct), and shì (matter; work; affair) are all etymologically related and all derive from the same ancient character, depicting a hand ( yòu ) holding some object. There are various theorie

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Example sentences using 使 shǐ

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作为 zuòwéi 计时器 jì shí qì , lòu de 使用 shǐyòng 日晷 rì guǐ Shǐ wéi 普遍 pǔbiàn .

Many ancient Chinese men of letters left behind beautiful verses about the clepsydra.

zài xià 之前 zhī qián , Hēi yún 使 shǐ 天空 tiānkōng 变得 biàn de 黑暗 hēi àn le .

Thick clouds darkened the sky before the rain fell.

wèi 摄影师 shè yǐng shī 电灯 diàn dēng de 保险丝 bǎo xiǎn sī shāo duàn le , 使 shǐ zhěng dòng 房子 fáng zi 陷于 xiàn yú 黑暗 hēi àn 当中 dāng zhōng .

A photographer had fused the lights, engulfing the entire house darkness.

这个 zhè ge 脉冲 mài chōng Néng 迫使 pò shǐ 断路器 duàn lù qì 切断 qiē duàn de 主机 zhǔ jī 30 miǎo .

That pulse forces the circuit breaker to shut down her mainframe for 30 seconds.

许多 xǔduō 公司 gōngsī 工厂 gōngchǎng de 建筑 jiànzhù mài 出去 chū qù , 然后 ránhòu zài 回来 huí lai 使用 shǐyòng .

Many more firms are selling the buildings in which their factories are, and leasing them back.

Words with 使 shǐ

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
使 shǐ to make使 shǐ
使用 shǐyòng to use使用 shǐyòng
即使 jíshǐ even if即使 jíshǐ
天使 tiān shǐ angel天使 tiān shǐ
使得 shǐ de usable使得 shǐ de
使命 shǐmìng set task使命 shǐmìng
大使 dà shǐ envoy大使 dà shǐ
促使 cùshǐ to induce促使 cùshǐ
使劲 shǐ jìn to exert all one's strength使勁
使者 shǐ zhě emissary使者 shǐ zhě
行使 xíng shǐ to exercise (a right etc)行使 xíng shǐ
迫使 pò shǐ to force迫使 pò shǐ
致使 zhìshǐ to cause致使 zhìshǐ
大使馆 dàshǐguǎn embassy大使館
指使 zhǐ shǐ to incite指使 zhǐ shǐ
驱使 qū shǐ to urge驅使
使用权 shǐ yòng quán usage rights使用權
使馆 shǐ guǎn consulate使館
使唤 shǐ huàn to use sb使喚
使用者 shǐ yòng zhě user使用者 shǐ yòng zhě
好使 hǎo shǐ easy to use好使 hǎo shǐ
主使 zhǔ shǐ to mastermind主使 zhǔ shǐ
信使 xìn shǐ messenger信使 xìn shǐ
使出 shǐ chū to use使出 shǐ chū
特使 tè shǐ special envoy特使 tè shǐ

使 shǐ Decomposition & Compounds

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使 shǐ Decomposition

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