zhǐ​shǐ

to order around

  • created reference approved 指使 → 指挥/指揮 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    指使 zhǐ​shǐ

    指挥 / 指揮 zhǐ​huī

    synonym

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    created reference

  • created reference approved 指使 → 使唤/使喚 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    指使 zhǐ​shǐ

    使唤 / 使喚 shǐ​huan

    synonym

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 指使 · zhǐ​shǐ · to instigate — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    指使

    zhǐ​shǐ

    to instigate

    to incite, prompt, or maneuver someone else into doing something, usually something bad, without doing it oneself

    指 (literal) → 指 · zhǐ · to command 使 (literal) → 使 · shǐ · to send

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 指使 · zhǐ​shǐ · to order around — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    指使

    zhǐ​shǐ

    to order around

    to direct someone's actions or give orders to others; to boss around

    指 (literal) → 指 · zhǐ · to command 使 (literal) → 使 · shǐ · to send

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense