使命
shǐmìng · mission; long-term task to which one devotes oneself; a calling
Character breakdown
Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.
How to learn 使命
Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.
When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.
Words with the same characters
Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.
even if; even though
生命shēngmìnglife (as the characteristic of living beings); living being; creature (CL:個|个[ge4],條|条[tiao2])
使shǐto make; to cause; to enable; to use; to employ; to send; to instruct sb to do sth; envoy; messenger
使馆shǐguǎnconsulate; diplomatic mission
使用shǐyòngto use; to employ; to apply; to make use of
促使cùshǐto prompt; to induce; to spur