使 shǐ
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 亻 — man, person
- Made of
- 亻 man, person 吏 government official, magistrate
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
使命
shǐmìng
mission
Characters in this word
命 mìng
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 口 — mouth
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 保护濒危语言不仅是学者的课题，也是全社会的文化使命。 Bǎohù bīnwēi yǔyán bùjǐn shì xuézhě de kètí, yě shì quán shèhuì de wénhuà shǐmìng. Protecting endangered languages is not only a scholarly topic but also a cultural mission for society as a whole.
- 医生的使命就是照顾好每一位病人。 Yīshēng de shǐmìng jiùshì zhàogù hǎo měi yī wèi bìngrén. A doctor's mission is to take good care of every patient.
- 父母常说，抚养孩子是他们的使命。 Fùmǔ cháng shuō, fǔyǎng háizi shì tāmen de shǐmìng. Parents often say that raising children is their mission.
Related words
- 使用 shǐyòng to use
- 大使馆 dàshǐguǎn embassy
- 使 shǐ to make; to cause
- 促使 cùshǐ to urge; to cause
- 使劲 shǐjìn to use strength; to try hard
- 即使 jíshǐ even if
- 使得 shǐde to make; to cause
- 大使 dàshǐ ambassador
- 假使 jiǎshǐ if; suppose
- 迫使 pòshǐ to force; to compel
- 使唤 shǐhuan to order around; to make someone do things
- 使者 shǐzhě messenger; envoy