Chinese word dictionary

使唤

shǐhuan · to order sb around; (coll.) to handle (a draught animal, tool, machine etc); Taiwan pr. [shi3 huan4]

Practice word

Word information

Simplified使唤

Traditional使喚

Pinyinshǐhuan

Part of speech动

HSK 3.07-9

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

使shǐ

cause, mission, orders; envoy, messenger, ambassador

唤huàn

to call

How to learn 使唤

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.

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Words with the same characters

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即使jíshǐ

even if; even though

使shǐ

to make; to cause; to enable; to use; to employ; to send; to instruct sb to do sth; envoy; messenger

使馆shǐguǎn

consulate; diplomatic mission

使用shǐyòng

to use; to employ; to apply; to make use of

促使cùshǐ

to prompt; to induce; to spur

使得shǐde

usable; serviceable; feasible; workable; doable; to make; to cause; to bring about