使 shǐ
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verb
to make; to cause
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 让； in literary Chinese, 使 can act as a transitive verb with two objects in a pivot construction. The first object is a noun and the second object is a verb phrase. The pattern is A 使 B C, where A is the subject, B is a noun, and C is a verb phrase (Guoyu '使' v 2; Kroll 2015 '使' 2, p. 414; Pulleyblank 1995, pp. 40-41; Unihan '使'; XHZD '使' 3) -
verb
to make use of for labor
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 役使 (Guoyu '使' v 3; Kroll 2015 '使' 2a, p. 414) -
verb
to indulge
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 放纵 (Guoyu '使' v 6; Kroll 2015 '使' 4, p. 414) -
noun
an emissary; an envoy; ambassador; commissioner
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In this sense 使 is similar in meaning to 使者, most often as a generic title (Guoyu '使' n; Hucker 1985, p. 421; Kroll 2015 '使' 1a, p. 414; Unihan '使'; XHZD '使' 5) -
verb
to be sent on a diplomatic mission
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 出使 (Guoyu '使' v 7; Kroll 2015 '使' 1, p. 414) -
verb
to dispatch
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 派 or 派遣 (Guoyu '使' v 1; Kroll 2015 '使' 1, p. 414; Unihan '使'; XHZD '使' 2) -
conjunction
if
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In this sense 使 is similar in meaning to 假如 to 如果 (Guoyu '使' conj; Kroll 2015 '使' 3, p. 414; XHZD '使' 4) -
verb
to use
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 用 (Guoyu '使' v 5; Kroll 2015 '使' 2a, p. 414; XHZD '使' 1) -
verb
to be able to
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 可, as in 使不得 (Guoyu '使' v 4) -
noun
messenger; dūta
Domain: Buddhism 佛教
Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: dūta (BCSD '使', p. 125; MW 'dūta')
Contained in
- 未生的恶法，使它不生(未生的惡法，使它不生) Prevent Unwholesome States
- 假使天 Sudrsa Heaven
- 底哩三昧耶不动尊威怒王使者念诵法(底哩三昧耶不動尊威怒王使者念誦法) Trisamayarāja; Trisamaya Recollection and Recitation Methods of the Worthy Immovable Wrathful King Envoy
- 吾当终身供给走使(吾當終身供給走使) to him will I become a servant
- 结使(結使) a fetter
- 阎罗王五天使者经(閻羅王五天使者經) Sutra on the Five Angels of Yama
- 金刚使(金剛使) vajra messengers
- 佛使比丘迦旃延说法没尽偈百二十章(佛使比丘迦旃延說法沒盡偈百二十章) Fo Shi Biqiu Jiazhanyan Shuofa Mei Jin Ji Bai Ershi Zhang
- 微笑的好处 微笑使烦恼得到解脱 微笑令颓唐获得鼓励 微笑使疲劳可以放松 微笑令悲伤得到安慰(微笑的好處 微笑使煩惱得到解脫 微笑令頹唐獲得鼓勵 微笑使疲勞可以放鬆 微笑令悲傷得到安慰) The Goodness of Smiling A smile relieves us from our worries, A smile helps us get back on our feet, A smile soothes us from our weariness, A smile comforts us from our pains.
- 监斋使者(監齋使者) to protect vegetarian food
Also contained in
致使 、 使役 、 使劲儿 、 使徒行传 、 即使 、 信使 、 使用量 、 两国相争，不斩来使 、 奉使 、 锦衣卫指挥使司 、 使用权 、 北使记 、 大使 、 使困扰 、 使用 、 使动语态 、 马戛尔尼使团 、 使徒 、 使馆 、 察访使 、 正使 、 经略使 、 行使职权 、 目指气使 、 使坏 、 和平特使 、 使耳聋 、 使使 、 使领馆 、 马噶尔尼使团 、 使成 、 使然 、 神差鬼使 、 使眼色 、 致使语态 、 招讨使 、 廉车正使 、 箕帚之使 、 使醉 、 使用价值 、 器使
Word is mentioned most frequently in
Truncated for common words
- Scroll 3 Abhidharmaprakaraṇapādaśāstra (Zhong Shi Fen Apitan Lun) 眾事分阿毘曇論 — count: 662
- Scroll 12 Abhidharmavibhāṣāśāstra (Apitan Pi Po Sha Lun) 阿毘曇毘婆沙論 — count: 290
- Scroll 8 Abhidharmajñānaprasthānaśāstra (Apitan Ba Jiandu Lun) 阿毘曇八犍度論 — count: 232
- Scroll 4 Saṃyuktābhidharmahṛdaya śāstra 雜阿毘曇心論 — count: 219
- Scroll 11 Abhidharmavibhāṣāśāstra (Apitan Pi Po Sha Lun) 阿毘曇毘婆沙論 — count: 198
- Scroll 6 Dasheng Yi Zhang 大乘義章 — count: 188
- Scroll 24 Śāriputrābhidharmaśāstra (Shelifu Apitan Lun) 舍利弗阿毘曇論 — count: 168
- Scroll 7 Zun Po Xu Mi Pusa Suo Ji Lun 尊婆須蜜菩薩所集論 — count: 156
- Scroll 1 Zhu Pusa Qiu Fo Ben Ye Jing 諸菩薩求佛本業經 — count: 127
- Scroll 3 Vibhāṣāśāstra (Bing Po Sha Lun) 鞞婆沙論 — count: 120
Collocations
- 使不死 (使不死) 故使不死 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 19 — count: 43
- 使一切众生 (使一切眾生) 若使一切眾生無有生者 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 10 — count: 18
- 欲使 (欲使) 欲使不出家 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 1 — count: 15
- 使梵行 (使梵行) 使梵行久立 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 8 — count: 11
- 能使 (能使) 則能使其得究竟道 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 5 — count: 10
- 使贤圣 (使賢聖) 使賢聖弟子真實平等讚嘆如來 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 14 — count: 8
- 使人 (使人) 使人典池 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 3 — count: 7
- 僮使 (僮使) 主於僮使以五事教授 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 11 — count: 7
- 给使 (給使) 我等當給使左右 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 3 — count: 6
- 使不出 (使不出) 欲使不出家 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 1 — count: 5