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Expressing "to make something happen" with 使得 (shǐde)
Causation
Result & Consequence
Structure
Subject + 使得 + Result Clause
Explanation
使得 (shǐde) means "to cause" or "to make something happen." It introduces a result clause, indicating that a preceding event or condition led to a particular outcome. It is more formal than 让.
Examples
连续的暴雨使得河水水位急剧上升。
liánxù de bàoyǔ shǐde héshuǐ shuǐwèi jíjù shàngshēng.
Continuous heavy rain caused the river's water level to rise sharply.
新政策使得很多小企业受益。
xīn zhèngcè shǐde hěn duō xiǎo qǐyè shòuyì.
The new policy has benefited many small businesses.
交通堵塞使得我们迟到了半个小时。
jiāotōng dǔsè shǐde wǒmen chídàole bàn gè xiǎoshí.
The traffic jam made us half an hour late.