使

shǐ · shi

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

CC-CEDICT
  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

In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)的(de)英(yīng)勇(yǒng)行(xíng)为(wéi)使(shǐ)他(tā)赢(yíng)得(dé)了(le)尊(zūn)重(zhòng)。

His brave deed earned him respect.

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02

这(zhè)场(chǎng)大(dà)雨(yǔ)使(shǐ)比(bǐ)赛(sài)推(tuī)迟(chí)了(le)两(liǎng)天(tiān)。

The heavy rain caused the match to be postponed for two days.

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