Chinese word dictionary

使役

shǐ yì · to use (an animal or servant); working (animal); (beast) of burden

Practice word

Word information

Simplified使役

Traditional使役

Pinyinshǐ yì

Part of speechDictionary

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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

役yì

servant, laborer; service; to serve

How to learn 使役

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.

Related vocabulary

Words with the same characters

Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.

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