使 shǐ▶ hacer

Stroke order

使 is written in 8 strokes.

• 使

Senses

1. to make
2. to cause
3. to enable
4. to use
5. to employ
6. to send
7. to instruct sb to do sth
8. envoy
9. messenger

Example sentences

• 这个消息使他很高兴。Zhège xiāoxi shǐ tā hěn gāoxìng.This news made him very happy.
• 运动使人健康。Yùndòng shǐ rén jiànkāng.Exercise makes people healthy.

Related words

• 使用Usar, uso
• 即使incluso si
• 大使馆Embajada
• 促使Instar, urgir
• 使劲儿esforzarse con todas sus fuerzas
• 使命Misión

使 is pronounced shǐ and means “hacer”. HSK 4 is where this word sits in the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, the exam used to grade Chinese proficiency. Reading 使 and remembering it are not the same achievement: the first fades within days unless the second is practised. LexiTrail times each review to the edge of forgetting, which is where a repetition is worth the most.