shǐhuan唤（喚）
唤（喚）
HSK 7-9
common
verb
Meaning of 使唤
使唤 means to order someone to do something; to boss someone around; to use; to operate; to handle (tools, animals, etc.). Pronounced shǐ huan. HSK 7-9.
- to order someone to do something; to boss someone around
- to use; to operate; to handle (tools, animals, etc.)
Definitions & Examples
Bié别
zǒng总
shì是
shǐ使
huan唤
hái孩
zi子
zuò做
jiā家
wù务
，
ràng让
tā他
yě也
wán玩
yī一
huì会
er儿
。
Don't always order the child to do housework; let him play for a while too.
Tā他
xiàn现
zài在
shì是
dà大
lǎo老
bǎn板
le了
，
shuí谁
yě也
shǐ使
huan唤
bù不
dòng动
tā他
le了
。
He's a big boss now; nobody can boss him around anymore.
Hái孩
zi子
dà大
le了
，
yǒu有
zì自
jǐ己
de的
xiǎng想
fǎ法
，
shǐ使
huan唤
bù不
dòng动
le了
。
The child is grown up now, has their own ideas, and can't be ordered around so easily.