使
shǐ HSK2

to use

  • created sense approved 使 · shǐ · (bound form) envoy — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    使

    shǐ

    (bound form) envoy

    (bound form) envoy; messenger; diplomat representing a country abroad.

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  • created sense approved 使 · shǐ · to send — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    使

    shǐ

    to send

    To send someone to do something; to instruct or command someone to act as a messenger or envoy.

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  • created sense approved 使 · shǐ · to make — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    使

    shǐ

    to make

    To cause; to make; to enable. This is often used to describe a result or a feeling triggered by something.

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  • created sense approved 使 · shǐ · to use — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    使

    shǐ

    to use

    To use; to employ; to apply; to make use of.

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  • created sense approved 使 · shǐ · if — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    使

    shǐ

    if

    (literary) If; supposing; used in the first part of a sentence to introduce a hypothetical condition.

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  • created sense approved 使 · shǐ · to indulge — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    使

    shǐ

    to indulge

    To indulge in or give rein to (one's temper, etc.)

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  • created sense approved 使 · shǐ · to be workable — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    使

    shǐ

    to be workable

    To be feasible, permissible, or usable (often in the affirmative [[使得|使得|shi3 de5]] or negative [[使不得|使不得|shi3 bu5 de5]])

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