使 shǐ in a sentence
Use (make - enable - envoy - messenger)
使 (shǐ) means Use (make - enable - envoy - messenger). Below are 24 of the 40 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
这件事 使 我很感动。
Zhè jiàn shì shǐ wǒ hěn gǎndòng.
This matter moved me deeply.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 使
他 使 劲儿拉开了门。
Tā shǐjìnr lā kāi le mén.
He pulled the door open with all his strength.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 使劲儿
他从小就练习 使 剑。
Tā cóngxiǎo jiù liànxí shǐ jiàn.
He has practised swordsmanship since childhood.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 剑
他给我 使 了个眼色。
Tā gěi wǒ shǐ le ge yǎnsè.
He gave me a meaningful look.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 眼色
大 使 馆就在这条街上。
Dàshǐguǎn jiù zài zhè tiáo jiē shàng.
The embassy is on this street.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 大使馆
手机的 使 用非常普遍。
Shǒujī de shǐyòng fēicháng pǔbiàn.
The use of mobile phones is extremely widespread.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 普遍
请正确 使 用这个机器。
Qǐng zhèngquè shǐyòng zhège jīqì.
Please use this machine correctly.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 使用
这个机器有 使 用说明。
Zhège jīqì yǒu shǐyòng shuōmíng.
This machine comes with instructions.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 说明
这种方法被广泛 使 用。
Zhè zhǒng fāngfǎ bèi guǎngfàn shǐyòng.
This method is widely used.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 广泛
连日暴雨 使 河水泛滥。
Liánrì bàoyǔ shǐ héshuǐ fànlàn.
Days of heavy rain caused the river to overflow.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 泛滥
考场内严禁 使 用手机。
Kǎochǎng nèi yánjìn shǐyòng shǒujī.
The use of phones is strictly forbidden in the exam hall.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 严禁
疏忽致 使 了这次事故。
Shūhu zhìshǐ le zhè cì shìgù.
Negligence brought about this accident.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 致使
这种药需要注射 使 用。
Zhè zhǒng yào xūyào zhùshè shǐyòng.
This medicine has to be given by injection.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 注射
我明天去大 使 馆办签证。
Wǒ míngtiān qù dàshǐguǎn bàn qiānzhèng.
Tomorrow I am going to the embassy to get a visa.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 大使馆
即 使 下雨，我们也要去。
Jíshǐ xià yǔ, wǒmen yě yào qù.
Even if it rains, we are still going.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 即使
即 使 很难，他也不放弃。
Jíshǐ hěn nán, tā yě bú fàngqì.
Even though it is hard, he does not give up.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 即使
这种电池可以重复 使 用。
Zhè zhǒng diànchí kěyǐ chóngfù shǐyòng.
This kind of battery can be used again.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 电池
这种设计便于老人 使 用。
Zhè zhǒng shèjì biànyú lǎorén shǐyòng.
This design makes it easy for elderly people to use.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 便于
误解 使 矛盾进一步加剧。
Wùjiě shǐ máodùn jìnyíbù jiājù.
The misunderstanding further intensified the conflict.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 加剧
大雨致 使 航班全部延误。
Dàyǔ zhìshǐ hángbān quánbù yánwù.
Heavy rain caused all flights to be delayed.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 致使
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From the travel phrasebook
使 appears in 40 sentences on this site; the 24 shortest and most direct are shown. The rest are on the pages they were written for — the graded readers, the phrasebook and the grammar library.
Words that contain 使
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Questions about 使
How is 使 used in a sentence?
This page shows 40 sentences using 使 (shǐ, "Use (make - enable - envoy - messenger)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Why do some sentences show 使 inside a longer word?
Because that is where a single character usually lives. Seeing 使 inside the words it builds is how the character stops being an isolated symbol and starts being something you can read.
Is 使 an HSK word?
Yes — 使 is on the official HSK 4 vocabulary list, and you can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 4 page.
Where can I see the full entry for 使?
The dictionary page for 使 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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