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使
shǐ
cause, mission, orders; envoy, messenger, ambassador
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HSK 4
8 strokes
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Words Using 使 (110)
Character
Pinyin
Definition
HSK
使
↗
shǐ
to make / to cause / to enable / to use / to employ / to send / to instruct sb to do sth / envoy / messenger
4
shǐ
使
↗
HSK 4
to make / to cause / to enable / to use / to employ / to send / to instruct sb to do sth / envoy / messenger
即使
↗
jíshǐ
even if / even though
4
jíshǐ
即使
↗
HSK 4
even if / even though
使用
↗
shǐyòng
to use / to employ / to apply / to make use of
4
shǐyòng
使用
↗
HSK 4
to use / to employ / to apply / to make use of
大使馆
↗
dàshǐguǎn
embassy / CL:[[座<zuò>]], [[個|个<gè>]]
4
dàshǐguǎn
大使馆
↗
HSK 4
embassy / CL:[[座<zuò>]], [[個|个<gè>]]
促使
↗
cùshǐ
to induce / to promote / to urge / to impel / to bring about / to provoke / to drive (sb to do sth) / to catalyze / to actuate / to contribute to (some development)
5
cùshǐ
促使
↗
HSK 5
to induce / to promote / to urge / to impel / to bring about / to provoke / to drive (sb to do sth) / to catalyze / to actuate / to contribute to (some development)
使劲儿
↗
shǐjìnr
erhua variant of [[使勁|使劲<shǐjìn>]]
5
shǐjìnr
使劲儿
↗
HSK 5
erhua variant of [[使勁|使劲<shǐjìn>]]
使命
↗
shǐmìng
mission (diplomatic or other) / set task
6
shǐmìng
使命
↗
HSK 6
mission (diplomatic or other) / set task
致使
↗
zhìshǐ
to cause / to result in
6
zhìshǐ
致使
↗
HSK 6
to cause / to result in
天使
↗
tiānshǐ
angel
tiānshǐ
天使
↗
angel
大使
↗
dàshǐ
ambassador / envoy / CL:[[名<míng>]], [[位<wèi>]]
dàshǐ
大使
↗
ambassador / envoy / CL:[[名<míng>]], [[位<wèi>]]