To make (formal) with 使

Structure A + 使 + B + adjective/verb

使 (shǐ) is the more formal or written causative: A 使 B + (state/change) = "A makes B (feel or become…)". 这件事使我很难过 = "this made me very sad". It’s a relative of 让, but 使 sounds more abstract and literary, and is used mainly with feelings and changes, not concrete commands.

Examples

这zhè件jiàn事shì使shǐ我wǒ很hěn难nán过guò。
This made me very sad.
运yùn动dòng使shǐ人rén健jiàn康kāng。
Exercise makes people healthy.
他tā的de话huà使shǐ大dà家jiā很hěn感gǎn动dòng。
His words moved everyone.

This point and the other 370, with audio on every example, inside Wanyu.

Coming soon to the App Store and Google Play