使
shǐ
Pinyin

Definition

使
 - 
shǐ
  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

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

使
shǐ
  1. 1 to make
  2. 2 to cause
  3. 3 to enable
  4. 4 to use
  5. 5 to employ
  6. 6 to send
  7. 7 to instruct sb to do sth
  8. 8 envoy
  9. 9 messenger
使用
shǐ yòng
  1. 1 to use
  2. 2 to employ
  3. 3 to apply
  4. 4 to make use of
即使
jí shǐ
  1. 1 even if
  2. 2 even though
使劲
shǐ jìn
  1. 1 to exert all one's strength
使命
shǐ mìng
  1. 1 mission
  2. 2 long-term task to which one devotes oneself
  3. 3 a calling

Idioms (10)

任贤使能
rèn xián shǐ néng
  1. 1 to appoint the virtuous and use the able (idiom); appointment on the basis of ability and integrity
两国相争，不斩来使
liǎng guó xiāng zhēng , bù zhǎn lái shǐ
  1. 1 when two kingdoms are at war, they don't execute envoys (idiom)
如臂使指
rú bì shǐ zhǐ
  1. 1 as the arm moves the finger (idiom)
  2. 2 freely and effortlessly
  3. 3 to have perfect command of
有钱能使鬼推磨
yǒu qián néng shǐ guǐ tuī mò
  1. 1 lit. money will make the Devil turn millstones (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. with money, you can do anything you like
神差鬼使
shén chāi guǐ shǐ
  1. 1 the work of gods and devils (idiom); unexplained event crying out for a supernatural explanation
  2. 2 curious coincidence

Sample Sentences

对于教师来讲，我们也要花更多精力调整讲课方式、语速、课件等，尽量使网课不那么枯燥。”比利时荷语布鲁塞尔自由大学讲师张蕾表示，“我们被迫取消很多实践及动手类的课程。比如我这学期的课程原本是要带学生们去参观欧盟机构、各大公司，与一线管理技术人员交流座谈，但现在只能变成讲理论和基础知识的网课。肯定是有很多遗憾，但目前来讲，也没有别的解决办法。”
duìyú jiàoshī láijiǎng ，wǒmen yě yào huā gèng duō jīnglì tiáozhěng jiǎngkè fāngshì 、yǔsù 、kèjiàn děng ，jǐnliàng shǐ wǎngkè bù nàme kūzào 。”Bǐlìshí hé yǔ Bùlǔsàiěr zìyóu dàxué jiǎngshī zhānglěi biǎoshì ，“wǒmen bèipò qǔxiāo hěnduō shíjiàn jí dòngshǒu lèi de kèchéng 。bǐrú wǒ zhè xuéqī de kèchéng yuánběn shì yào dài xuésheng men qù cānguān Ōuméng jīgòu 、gè dà gōngsī ，yǔ yīxiàn guǎnlǐ jìshùrényuán jiāoliú zuòtán ，dàn xiànzài zhǐnéng biànchéng jiǎng lǐlùn hé jīchǔ zhīshi de wǎngkè 。kěndìng shì yǒu hěnduō yíhàn ，dàn mùqián láijiǎng ，yě méiyǒu biéde jiějuébànfǎ 。”
"For teachers, we need to put more effort into adjusting teaching methods, speed of speech, and coursewares in order to make the lessons less boring. " Zhang Lei, a teacher from Free University of Brussels in Belgium said that, "We are forced to cancel many practical and hands-on courses. For example, my plan for the course this semester was to bring students on a tour in EU institutes and big companies, as well as in an exchange forum with front-line management and technical personnel. But now they have been changed to online ones about theory and basic knowledge. That is definitely a pity, but there is no other solution now. "
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即使你骗了我，我也不会生气。
jíshǐ nǐ piàn le wǒ ，wǒ yě bùhuì shēngqì 。
Even if ...: Even if you lied to me, I won't be angry.
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但即使反射出去了，因为稀薄的大气层，水星在需要留住太阳光的温度时仍然留不住，所以到了晚上，温度又会急速下降到零下173摄氏度。
dàn jíshǐ fǎnshè chūqù le ，yīnwèi xībó de dàqìcéng ，Shuǐxīng zài xūyào liúzhù tàiyángguāng de wēndù shí réngrán liú bù zhù ，suǒyǐ dào le wǎnshang ，wēndù yòu huì jísù xiàjiàng dào língxià yībǎiqīshísān Shèshìdù 。
But even though the sunlight reflected, Mercury can't remain the heat of sunlight owing to the thin layer of atmosphere. So when night arrives, the temperature nosedives to -173 degree celsius.
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中国前驻苏丹大使李成文说，构建人类命运共同体符合国际社会推动促进和平发展的趋势和方向，
Zhōngguó qián zhù Sūdān dàshǐ lǐchéngwén shuō ，gòujiàn rénlèi mìngyùngòngtóngtǐ fúhé guójì shèhuì tuīdòng cùjìn hépíng fāzhǎn de qūshì hé fāngxiàng ，
Li Chengwen, the former Chinese ambassador to Sudan, said that building a community of shared future is the trend and direction of the international community to promote the development of peace.
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习近平主席从责任共享、合作共赢、幸福共享、文化共兴安全共筑以及和谐共生六个方面加以阐释，使得构建人类命运共同体这样一个伟大的事业成为中非双方共同努力的方向，李成文说。
XíJìnpíng zhǔxí cóng zérèn gòngxiǎng 、hézuò gòngyíng 、xìngfú gòngxiǎng 、wénhuà gòng xīng ānquán gòng zhù yǐjí héxié gòng shēng liù ge fāngmiàn jiāyǐ chǎnshì ，shǐde gòujiàn rénlèi mìngyùn gòngtóngtǐ zhèyàng yīgē wěidà de shìyè chéngwéi ZhōngFēi shuāngfāng gòngtóngnǔlì de fāngxiàng ，lǐchéngwén shuō 。
According to Li Chengwen, President Xi Jinping shared six aspects for both China and Africa to work towards building a “community of shared future” : responsibility sharing, cooperation and win-win, happiness sharing, cultural co-prosperity, security and harmonious symbiosis.
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我之前完全没有健身的经验。你们可以教我健身器材的使用方式吗？
wǒ zhīqián wánquán méiyǒu jiànshēn de jīngyàn 。nǐmen kěyǐ jiāo wǒ jiànshēn qìcái de shǐyòng fāngshì ma ？
I don’t have any prior fitness experience. Can you teach me how to use the fitness equipment?
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外送的经济模式在中国各大城市无所不在，像是杭州、苏州、上海、北京，非常多人使用外送的平台。
wàisòng de jīngjì móshì zài Zhōngguó gè dàchéngshì wúsuǒbùzài ，xiàngshì Hángzhōu 、Sūzhōu 、Shànghǎi 、Běijīng ，fēicháng duō rén shǐyòng wàisòng de píngtái 。
You can see economic models of delivery service everywhere in big cities in China, such as Hangzhou, Suzhou, Shanghai, and Beijing. There are many people using delivery service platforms.
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使用流行语就是为了好玩，大家对于一些词语会心照不宣地笑一下。“丁歆觉得，网络语言会让语言异化。“我们会把一些传统词语进行解构，重新放到现在的聊天环境下，本质上来说是污染了汉语原本的语义的，但这可能也是流行文化的意义。”复旦大学中文系教授申小龙认为，网络语言既是一种特殊的语言现象，也是一种社会文化现象，蕴含着丰富的社会文化、情感和心理。网络交际平台为交际者提供了一个较为宽松、便于自由创造的语域。
shǐyòng liúxíngyǔ jiùshì wèile hǎowán ，dàjiā duìyú yīxiē cíyǔ huì xīnzhàobùxuān de xiào yīxià 。“dīngxīn juéde ，Wǎngluò yǔyán huì ràng yǔyán yìhuà 。“wǒmen huì bǎ yīxiē chuántǒng cíyǔ jìnxíng jiěgòu ，chóngxīn fàng dào xiànzài de liáotiān huánjìng xià ，běnzhì shàng láishuō shì wūrǎn le Hànyǔ yuánběn de yǔyì de ，dàn zhè kěnéng yě shì liúxíng wénhuà de yìyì 。”FùdànDàxué Zhōngwén xì jiàoshòu Shēn xiǎolóng rènwéi ，Wǎngluò yǔyán jì shì yīzhǒng tèshū de yǔyán xiànxiàng ，yě shì yīzhǒng shèhuì wénhuà xiànxiàng ，yùnhán zhe fēngfù de shèhuì wénhuà 、qínggǎn hé xīnlǐ 。Wǎngluò jiāojì píngtái wéi jiāojì zhě tígōng le yīgē jiàowéi kuānsōng 、biànyú zìyóu chuàngzào de yǔyù 。
“When people use buzzwords they have fun knowing everyone using them will know their meanings”. Ding Xin feels that internet language will create dissimilation problems. “Some words are deconstructed and inserted into today’s conversations which essentially “pollutes” the original semantics of Chinese, but this may also be driven by popular cultural trends”. Shen Xiaolong, a professor of Chinese Department at Fudan University, believes that internet language is not only a special language phenomenon, but also a social and cultural phenomenon, which contains rich social culture, emotions and psychology. The internet social platform provides users with a more relaxed environment and drives creativity.
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第一：当地时间11日，英国伦敦传出一条爆炸性新闻：在厄瓜多尔驻英使馆生活了近7年的“维基揭秘”网站创始人朱利安·阿桑奇被英国警方逮捕。
dìyī ：dāngdì shíjiān rì ，Yīngguó Lúndūn chuánchū yī tiáo bàozhà xìng xīnwén ：zài Èguāduōěr zhù Yīng shǐguǎn shēnghuó le jìn nián de “wéijī jiēmì ”wǎngzhàn chuàngshǐrén Zhūlìān · bèi Yīngguó jǐngfāng dàibǔ 。
1: At 11th local time, London, England reported a breaking news: Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks website, who had lived in the embassy of Ecuador for nearly seven years, was arrested by the British police.
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11日上午，阿桑奇在众目睽睽之下被英国警方“拖出”位于伦敦市中心的厄瓜多尔大使馆，“塞进”一辆灰色警车。
rì shàngwǔ ， zài zhòngmùkuíkuí zhīxià bèi Yīngguó jǐngfāng “tuō chū ”wèiyú Lúndūn shìzhōngxīn de Èguāduōěr dàshǐguǎn ，“Sāi jìn ”yī liàng huīsè jǐngchē 。
On 11th morning, the crowd watched Assange “dragged out” by the British police from the Ecuadorian Embassy in central London, and “pushed into” a gray police car.
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