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使
shǐ
1. to make
2. to cause
3. to enable
4. to use
5. to employ
6. to send
7. to instruct sb to do sth
8. envoy
9. messenger
HSK 4 Very Common • Top 1% ✏️ 8 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

使
shǐ
cause, mission, orders; envoy, messenger, ambassador
HSK 4 8 丶

Compound Words (20)

使出
shǐchū
to use
使劲
shǐjìn
to exert all one's strength
使命
shǐmìng
mission (diplomatic or other)
HSK 6
使唤
shǐhuàn
to order sb about
使团
shǐtuán
diplomatic mission
使坏
shǐhuài
to play dirty tricks
使役
shǐyì
to use (an animal or servant)
使徒
shǐtú
apostle
使得
shǐde
usable
使怒
shǐnù
to exasperate
使性
shǐxìng
to throw a fit
使成
shǐchéng
to cause
使然
shǐrán
(literary) to make it so
使用
shǐyòng
to use
HSK 4
使尽
shǐjìn
to exert all one's strength
使节
shǐjié
(diplomatic) envoy
使者
shǐzhě
emissary
使醉
shǐzuì
to intoxicate
使馆
shǐguǎn
consulate
促使
cùshǐ
to induce
HSK 5

Example Sentences (1)

这样可以使她的脸看上去漂亮一些。
Zhèyàng kěyǐ shǐ tā de liǎn kàn shàngqù piàoliang yìxiē.
This can make her face look a bit prettier.
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Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
4
Character Frequency Rank
118
Word Frequency Rank
717 of 84,292

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