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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)

诱使
yòushǐ
to lure into
差使
chāishǐ
to send
差使
chāishi
official post
强使
qiángshǐ
to force
使性
shǐxìng
to throw a fit
使成
shǐchéng
to cause
使出
shǐchū
to use
使然
shǐrán
(literary) to make it so
使用
shǐyòng
to use
HSK 4
使劲
shǐjìn
to exert all one's strength
驱使
qūshǐ
to urge
使尽
shǐjìn
to exert all one's strength
使节
shǐjié
(diplomatic) envoy
使者
shǐzhě
emissary
使醉
shǐzuì
to intoxicate
使命
shǐmìng
mission (diplomatic or other)
HSK 6
使馆
shǐguǎn
consulate
促使
cùshǐ
to induce
HSK 5
信使
xìnshǐ
messenger
遣使
qiǎnshǐ
to dispatch an envoy

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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