使 - shǐ - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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HSK 3 - Medium
8 strokes
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使

shǐ

Definition

to make
读书使我快乐。

Reading makes me happy.
to cause
他妻子的死使他伤心已极。

His wife's death also broke his heart. (caused his heart to break)
to enable
to instruct (someone to do something)
to send (somebody)
to tell somebody to do something
to use
我使一下你的小勺好吗

Can I use your spoon for a while?
to apply
to employ
envoy
总统派了一名使参加和平谈判。

The president dispatched an envoy to the peace talks.
messenger

Character Decomposition

Related words (91)

to use; to exert

with force; to strain; to exert all one's strength; to try one's best; to do to the utmost; to put in energy; to put in effort; with great effort

使命

shǐ mìng

mission (diplomatic or other); set task

使唤

shǐ huàn

to order sb about; to use sb

diplomatic mission

to play dirty tricks; to be up to mischief

使尽

shǐ jìn

to exert all one's strength

使役

shǐ yì

to use (an animal or servant); working (animal); (beast) of burden; causative form of verbs (esp. in grammar of Japanese, Korean etc)

apostle

usable; workable; feasible; doable; to make; to cause

to exasperate

to throw a fit; to act temperamental

to cause; to render

(literary) to make it so; to dictate

使用

shǐ yòng

to use; to employ; to apply

emissary; envoy

(diplomatic) envoy

to intoxicate

consulate; diplomatic mission

使不得

shǐ bu de

cannot be used; must not (do sth); unacceptable

to accustom

exciting; to excite

hurt

to harass

to facilitate

to make content

to displease

usage rights

user

volume of use; usage amount

使眼色

shǐ yǎn sè

to give sb a meaningful look

harden

to deafen

to dilate; to expand

a diplomatic group; a delegation

to divert

embassy and consulate

to dignify

to conjure

to paralyze

convincing

to unify

usable value

usage (i.e. extent of use)

ambassador and consul; diplomat

使用者中介

shǐ yòng zhě zhōng jiè

user agent

促使

cù shǐ

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)

messenger; courier

in order that; so that; so as to; to cause sth

假使

jiǎ shǐ

if; in case; hypothetically; in the event (that); suppose; given

公使

gōng shǐ

minister; diplomat performing ambassadorial role in Qing times, before regular diplomatic relations

出使

chū shǐ

to go abroad as ambassador; to be sent on a diplomatic mission

即使

jí shǐ

even; if; even if; even though; although

ambassador; envoy

angel

easy to use; to function well; so that; in order to

secret envoy

to send; to assign; to appoint; servants of an official; official messenger

to force; to oblige

to put to work (servant or animal); to make use of for labor

指使

zhǐ shǐ

to incite; to prompt (sb to do sth)

特使

tè shǐ

special envoy; special ambassador

even if; even though

to cause; to result in

行使

xíng shǐ

to exercise (a right etc)

诱使

yòu shǐ

to lure into; to entrap; to trick into; to entice; to induce; to invite; to tempt

commissioner (old)

to force; to compel

to dispatch an envoy

to urge; to prompt; to spur on; to order sb about

公使馆

gōng shǐ guǎn

embassy (old term); foreign mission

to reuse

envoy charge with promoting agriculture (in Han dynasty)

ambassadorial

embassy

to use (sb) as a tool

imperative sentence

romance; love affair; more commonly written 羅曼史|罗曼史

goodwill ambassador

plenipotentiary ambassador

peace envoy

to respect talent and make use of ability (Mencius)

形象大使

xíng xiàng dà shǐ

person who represents an organization and enhances its image; ambassador

役使动物

yì shǐ dòng wù

draft animals; beasts of burden

循环使用

xún huán shǐ yòng

recycle; to use in cyclic order

教廷大使

jiào tíng dà shǐ

an ambassador of the church; an Apostolic Nuncio (from the Vatican)

行使职权

xíng shǐ zhí quán

to exercise power

不首先使用

bù shǒu xiān shǐ yòng

no first use (policy for nuclear weapons); NFU

信使核糖核酸

xìn shǐ hé táng hé suān

messenger RNA, mRNA

重复使力伤害

chóng fù shǐ lì shāng hài

repetitive strain injury (RSI)

Idioms (9)

任贤使能

rèn xián shǐ néng

to appoint the virtuous and use the able (idiom); appointment on the basis of ability and integrity

如臂使指

rú bì shǐ zhǐ

as the arm moves the finger (idiom); freely and effortlessly; to have perfect command of

神差鬼使

shén chāi guǐ shǐ

the work of gods and devils (idiom); unexplained event crying out for a supernatural explanation; curious coincidence

见风使帆

jiàn fēng shǐ fān

(lit.) see the wind and set your sails (idiom); fig. to act pragmatically; to be flexible and take advantage of the situation

见风使舵

jiàn fēng shǐ duò

(lit.) see the wind and set the helm (idiom); fig. to act pragmatically; to be flexible and take advantage of the situation

颐指气使

yí zhǐ qì shǐ

(lit.) to order people by pointing the chin (idiom); to signal orders by facial gesture; arrogant and bossy

颐指风使

yí zhǐ fēng shǐ

(lit.) to order people by pointing the chin (idiom); to signal orders by facial gesture; arrogant and bossy

鬼使神差

guǐ shǐ shén chāi

demons and gods at work (idiom); unexplained event crying out for a supernatural explanation; curious coincidence; unexpected happenings; doings of ghosts and gods; messengers of the gods and spirits

有钱能使鬼推磨

yǒu qián néng shǐ guǐ tuī mò

(lit.) money will make the Devil turn millstones (idiom); (fig.) with money, you can do anything you like

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