Navigation
Grammar Levels
HSK 1
27 points
HSK 2
49 points
HSK 3
92 points
HSK 4
99 points
HSK 5
45 points
Resources
Expressing causation with 使 (shǐ)
Causation
Structure
Cause + 使 + Object + Result
Explanation
使 (shǐ) means "to make" or "to cause" and is used in formal contexts to express that one thing causes another to happen. It introduces a result or effect brought about by a preceding cause. For example, 这使他很高兴 means "This made him very happy."
Examples
这个消息使所有人都感到震惊。
zhège xiāoxi shǐ suǒyǒu rén dōu gǎndào zhènjīng.
This news shocked everyone.
音乐使她的心情好了很多。
yīnyuè shǐ tā de xīnqíng hǎo le hěn duō.
Music improved her mood a lot.
长时间加班使他的身体越来越差。
cháng shíjiān jiābān shǐ tā de shēntǐ yuèláiyuè chà.
Working overtime for long periods has made his health worse and worse.