HSK 4 vocabulary › 使
使
使 in English: to make; to cause
shǐ
to make; to cause
How to pronounce 使
shǐ (without tone marks: shi). shǐ is a third (low, dipping) tone.
Characters in 使
使 shǐ
to make; to cause; to enable
to make; to cause; to enable
Example sentences with 使
| 经营困难使社区剧场濒临关闭。 | from The Community Theater’s Rebirth |
| 夏夜的一场暴风雨使整个城区突然停电。 | from The Night the City Went Dark |
| 新的证据证明员工无辜，也迫使目击者说出真相。 | from The Silent Witness |
Related words
| 大使馆 | dà shǐ guǎn | embassy | HSK 4 |
| 即使 | jí shǐ | even if; even though | HSK 4 |
| 使用 | shǐ yòng | to use; to employ | HSK 4 |
| 促使 | cù shǐ | to induce; to promote | HSK 5 |
| 使劲儿 | shǐ jìn r | erhua variant of 使劲; to exert all one's strength | HSK 5 |
| 使命 | shǐ mìng | mission; long-term task to which one devotes oneself | HSK 6 |
| 致使 | zhì shǐ | to cause; to result in | HSK 6 |