使 役

shǐ yìdictionary entry

to use (an animal or servant) / working (animal) / (beast) of burden / causative form of verbs (esp. in grammar of Japanese, Korean etc)

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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

使役 使役 [shi3 yi4] /to use (an animal or servant)/working (animal)/(beast) of burden/causative form of verbs (esp. in grammar of Japanese, Korean etc)/

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使
shǐ
to make / to cause / to enable / to use / to employ / to send / to instruct sb to do sth / envoy / messenger
役
yì
forced labor / corvée / obligatory task / military service / to use as servant / to enserf / servant (old) / war / campaign / battle

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