指使 zhǐshǐ to order around Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 指使 zhǐshǐ to order around verb to direct someone's actions or give orders to others; to boss around to instigate to incite, prompt, or maneuver someone else into doing something, usually something bad, without doing it oneself Show rare definitions Hide rare definitions Frequency Movie subtitles 4.71 per million appears in 2% of films Written text 4.11 per million Cross-References Synonym 指挥 zhǐhuī使唤 shǐhuan主使 zhǔshǐ Sources Frequency data SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)
指使 zhǐshǐ to order around verb to direct someone's actions or give orders to others; to boss around to instigate to incite, prompt, or maneuver someone else into doing something, usually something bad, without doing it oneself Show rare definitions Hide rare definitions Frequency Movie subtitles 4.71 per million appears in 2% of films Written text 4.11 per million Cross-References Synonym 指挥 zhǐhuī使唤 shǐhuan主使 zhǔshǐ Sources Frequency data SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)
