cause to be so; make it thus
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to cause to be so; to make it thus; to result in this situation (due to some reason)
literaryLiterary expression used to indicate that a situation is caused by specific circumstances or reasons. Often appears in formal, analytical, or classical contexts to explain causality.
Tā他
zhī之
suǒ所
yǐ以
lí离
qù去
，
shí实
wéi为
dāng当
shí时
chǔ处
jìng境
shǐ使
rán然
。
The reason he left was indeed caused by the circumstances at that time.
Fēi非
bù不
yuàn愿
yě也
，
shì势
shǐ使
rán然
yě也
。
It is not that I do not wish to, but the situation makes it so.
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Xí习
guàn惯
shǐ使
rán然
，
tā他
měi每
tiān天
zǎo早
shang上
liù六
diǎn点
jiù就
xǐng醒
le了
。
Habit makes it so that he wakes up at six o'clock every morning.