to send (someone); cause (v.)
HSK 4
Traditional
使 (unaltered)
Radicals
Stroke order
Phonetically similar words
十 shí - ten (num.) | HSK 1
是 shì - to be (v.) | HSK 1
试 shì - to try (v.) | HSK 3
诗 shī - poetry; verse (n.) | HSK 5
拾 shí - pick up; collect; ten [formal] (v.) | HSK 6
Examples
这种材料使产品更加坚固。 zhè zhǒng cáiliào shǐ chǎnpǐn gèngjiā jiāngù. - This material makes the product more durable.
他的话使我感到害怕。 tā de huà shǐ wǒ gǎndào hàipà. - His words make me feel scared.
这个方法使工作更加高效。 zhège fāngfǎ shǐ gōngzuò gèngjiā gāoxiào. - This method makes the work more efficient.
这个决定使他们非常高兴。 zhège juédìng shǐ tāmen fēicháng gāoxìng. - This decision made them very happy.
这件事情使他们感到失望。 zhè jiàn shìqíng shǐ tāmen gǎndào shīwàng. - This thing made them feel disappointed.
Phrases
大使馆 dà shǐ guǎn - embassy (n.) | HSK 4
即使 jí shǐ - even if (conj.) | HSK 4
使用 shǐ yòng - use (v.) | HSK 4
促使 cù shǐ - precipitate; impel; to urge (v.) | HSK 5
使劲儿 shǐ jìn er - exert all one's strength (v.) | HSK 5
使命 shǐ mìng - mission (n.) | HSK 6
致使 zhì shǐ - cause; result in; bring about (v.) | HSK 6