使
唤

To order sb around in Chinese: 使唤 (shǐ huan)

shǐ huan

to order sb around

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 使喚1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to order sb around
  2. 2(coll.) to handle (a draught animal, tool, machine etc)
  3. 3Taiwan pr. [shǐ huàn]

Stroke order

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使
唤

Zhuyin

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ㄕˇ

shǐ

ㄕ/ shˇ/ third tone

˙ㄏㄨㄢ

huan

˙/ neutral toneㄏ/ hㄨ/ uㄢ/ an

Simplified & traditional

使唤

Simplified

使喚

Traditional

Example sentences

See 使唤 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 他总是使唤别人替他做事。

    tā zǒng shì shǐ huan bié rén tì tā zuò shì。

    He is always ordering other people around to do things for him.

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Related words

使

shǐ

to make

即使

jí shǐ

even if

使用

shǐ yòng

to use

促使

cù shǐ

to induce

使劲

shǐ jìn

to exert all one's strength

使得

shǐ de

usable

大使

dà shǐ

ambassador

呼唤

hū huàn

to call out (a name etc)

唤起

huàn qǐ

to waken (to action)

假使

jiǎ shǐ

if

迫使

pò shǐ

to force

使命

shǐ mìng

mission

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