使[shǐ]

动

1. send; tell sb. to do sth

♦ ~人去打听消息 send sb. to make inquiries

2. use; employ; apply

♦ 我们早就~上电脑了。 We've been using computers for quite a long time.

♦ 心往一处想, 劲往一处~ with everyone's thoughts and efforts directed towards one goal

3. make; cause; enable

♦ 修改原计划, ~之适合于新的情况 revise the original plan so as to gear it to the needs of the new situation

♦ 他的话并不~人感到意外。 What he said was not surprising.

名envoy; messenger

♦ 出使