俾使
bǐ shǐ
Pinyin
Definition
俾使
-
- in order that
- so that
- so as to
- to cause sth
Character Decomposition
Idioms (12)
任贤使能
- 1 to appoint the virtuous and use the able (idiom); appointment on the basis of ability and integrity
俾夜作昼
- 1 lit. to make night as day (idiom); fig. to burn the midnight oil
- 2 work especially hard
俾昼作夜
- 1 to make day as night (idiom, from Book of Songs); fig. to prolong one's pleasure regardless of the hour
两国相争,不斩来使
- 1 when two kingdoms are at war, they don't execute envoys (idiom)
如臂使指
- 1 as the arm moves the finger (idiom)
- 2 freely and effortlessly
- 3 to have perfect command of