使得

shǐ de

B1 Level 5 ★ Core word
Transitive stative verb

使得 (shǐ de) is a Chinese word meaning “usable; serviceable”. It sits at TOCFL Level 5 (CEFR B1) on Taiwan's official TBCL vocabulary standard, where it is marked a core word.

Definition

  1. usable; serviceable
  2. feasible; workable; doable
  3. to make; to cause; to bring about

Stroke order

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Example

下大雨使得交通變得很糟。

The heavy rain made the traffic terrible.

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Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).