使 shǐ

cause, send on a mission, order; envoy, messenger, ambassador

HSK 4 #119

DEFINITIONS

使 shǐ
  • to make
  • to cause
  • to enable
  • to use
  • to employ
  • to send
  • to instruct sb to do sth
  • envoy
  • messenger

STROKES

WORDS

使 chāi shǐ to send; to assign; to appoint; servants of an official; official messenger
使 chāi shi official post; billet; commission; CL:件[jian4]; see also 差事[chai1 shi5]
使 yòu shǐ to lure into; to entrap; to trick into; to entice; to induce; to invite; to tempt
颐指气使 yí zhǐ qì shǐ lit. to order people by pointing the chin (idiom); to signal orders by facial gesture; arrogant and bossy
使节 shǐ jié (diplomatic) envoy
使然 shǐ rán (literary) to make it so; to dictate
使用权 shǐ yòng quán usage rights
使 zòng shǐ even if; even though
使团 shǐ tuán diplomatic mission
使 jiǎ shǐ if; in case; suppose; given ...
白衣天使 bái yī tiān shǐ "angel in white" (laudatory term for a nurse)
使用量 shǐ yòng liàng volume of use; usage amount
使领馆 shǐ lǐng guǎn embassy and consulate
使 zhī shǐ to order (sb) around; to send on an errand; to order away
使 gōng shǐ minister; diplomat performing ambassadorial role in Qing times, before regular diplomatic relations
使 mì shǐ secret envoy
使神差 guǐ shǐ shén chāi demons and gods at work (idiom); unexplained event crying out for a supernatural explanation; curious coincidence
使 chū shǐ to go abroad as ambassador; to be sent on a diplomatic mission
使句 qí shǐ jù imperative sentence
不首先使用 bù shǒu xiān shǐ yòng no first use (policy for nuclear weapons); NFU
任贤使能 rèn xián shǐ néng to appoint the virtuous and use the able (idiom); appointment on the basis of ability and integrity
任賢使能 rèn xián shǐ néng to appoint the virtuous and use the able (idiom); appointment on the basis of ability and integrity
使不得 shǐ bu de cannot be used; must not (do sth); unacceptable
使人信服 shǐ rén xìn fú convincing
使出 shǐ chū to use; to exert