Meaning of 使得
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- usable; serviceable
- feasible; workable; doable
- to make; to cause; to bring about
How to use 使得
使得 links a cause to a result, usually in written or formal Chinese. The cause comes first, then 使得, then the person or thing affected and what happens to it. Example: 大雨使得比赛推迟了。(Dà yǔ shǐde bǐsài tuīchí le.) The heavy rain caused the match to be postponed.
使 (shǐ) means to make someone do something, and 得 (de) points to a result you get. Together, 使得 is one thing making a result happen.
Common mistake: Learners often put an adjective or verb right after 使得 with no object, as in 使得高兴. You need the affected person or thing first: 这个消息使得他很高兴 (zhège xiāoxi shǐde tā hěn gāoxìng). Also, de here has a neutral tone, unlike dé in 取得 (qǔdé).
使得 in example sentences
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使 shǐ · to make · 8 strokes
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得 dé · to obtain · 11 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 使得.
| 觉得 | juéde | to think that ...; to feel that ...; to feel (uncomfortable etc) |
| 得到 | dédào | to get; to obtain; to receive |
| 记得 | jìde | to remember |
| 使用 | shǐyòng | to use; to employ |
| 懂得 | dǒngde | to understand; to know; to comprehend |
| 取得 | qǔdé | to acquire; to get; to obtain |
| 得出 | déchū | to obtain (a result); to arrive at (a conclusion) |
| 不得不 | bùdébù | have no choice or option but to; cannot but |
| 值得 | zhídé | worth the money; to merit; to deserve; to be worth (doing sth) |
| 认得 | rènde | to recognize; to remember sth (or sb) on seeing it |
| 显得 | xiǎnde | to seem; to look |
| 得分 | défēn | to score a point (in a competition, test etc); score; rating; grade |
Questions about 使得
What does 使得 mean?
使得 (shǐde) means "usable; serviceable; feasible; workable; doable" and is used as a verb.
How do you write 使得?
使得 is made of 2 characters: 使 (8 strokes), 得 (11 strokes). That is 19 strokes in total.
Is 使得 an HSK word?
Yes. 使得 is on the HSK 5 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
What is the difference between 使得 and 使?
They mean the same thing in the cause sense, and 使 alone is shorter and very common in writing. 使得 sounds a bit more formal and tends to stress the resulting situation. In everyday speech, people usually say 让 (ràng) instead.
How is 使得 used to mean feasible or workable?
In older or regional speech, 使得 can mean something is acceptable or will work, often with the pronunciation shǐdé. For example, 这个办法使得吗？ asks whether this method will do. The negative is 使不得 (shǐbude), meaning that will not do. This sense is much less common than the cause sense.