使shǐto make
使 (shǐ) means "to make," as in causing someone to feel or become something. It appears in 这个消息使我很高兴。 (This news made me very happy.) and 他的工作使他很累。 (His work makes him very tired.) In the dialogue, A asks whether B heard Xiao Wang found a job, B says yes, and both say the news made them happy.
What does 使 mean?
- 1.
to makeverb
What does the character 使 mean?
- 使to make
How do you use 使?
See it in 使我很高兴 and 使他很累
What are some examples of 使 in a sentence?
How is 使 used in a conversation?
- Speaker A:
你听说小王找到工作了吗?
Nǐ tīngshuō Xiǎo Wáng zhǎodào gōngzuò le ma?
Did you hear that Xiao Wang found a job?
- Speaker B:
听说了。
Tīngshuō le.
Yes, I heard.
- Speaker A:
这个消息使我很高兴。
Zhège xiāoxi shǐ wǒ hěn gāoxìng.
This news made me very happy.
- Speaker B:
我也很高兴。
Wǒ yě hěn gāoxìng.
I'm very happy too.
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English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.