使
send; use; cause; envoy
Meanings
5 senses · 24 examplesverb
to send; to order; to dispatch
neutralUsed for telling someone to do a task or go somewhere.
The boss told his secretary to go ask for information.
He sent someone to pick up his friend at the train station.
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Don't randomly order kids to do housework.
The teacher had the class monitor distribute the homework.
Mom told me to go buy soy sauce.
verb
to use; to utilize
neutralUsed for operating tools, objects, or applying substances.
Farmers use tractors to plow fields.
This fountain pen works very well.
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You need to use proper amounts of fertilizer when growing flowers.
He used his new phone to take photos.
Please use low heat to simmer when cooking.
verb
to cause; to make; to let
neutralUsed to indicate a result or outcome of an action.
This activity made all the群众 very satisfied.
The good news made all of us very happy.
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His words made me understand the truth.
The heavy rain made the roads muddy and impassable.
conjunction
if; supposing
literaryUsed in formal or literary written Chinese.
If he comes again, I will not be at home.
If there is an accident, what shall we do?
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Even if you know this, it will not help the situation.
If you can arrive early, you can catch the train.
If Heaven is about to grant a great responsibility to this person, it will first torment their mind and will.
noun
envoy; messenger; official on mission
neutralRefers to people sent on official or diplomatic missions.
Diplomatic envoys visited the country.
The imperial court sent imperial commissioners as special envoys for foreign visits.
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Ministers from various countries gathered in the capital to attend the meeting.
Xuezheng was the official sent to each province during the Qing Dynasty to oversee imperial civil service exams.
An ambassador is the highest-ranking diplomatic envoy stationed abroad.