使 shǐ
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shǐ
verb
to make; to cause
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 让; in literary Chinese, 使 can act as a transitive verb with two objects in a pivot construction. The first object is a noun and the second object is a verb phrase. The pattern is A 使 B C, where A is the subject, B is a noun, and C is a verb phrase (Guoyu '使' v 2; Kroll 2015 '使' 2, p. 414; Pulleyblank 1995, pp. 40-41; Unihan '使'; XHZD '使' 3) -
shǐ
verb
to make use of for labor
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 役使 (Guoyu '使' v 3; Kroll 2015 '使' 2a, p. 414) -
shǐ
verb
to indulge
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 放纵 (Guoyu '使' v 6; Kroll 2015 '使' 4, p. 414) -
shǐ
noun
an emissary; an envoy; ambassador; commissioner
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In this sense 使 is similar in meaning to 使者, most often as a generic title (Guoyu '使' n; Hucker 1985, p. 421; Kroll 2015 '使' 1a, p. 414; Unihan '使'; XHZD '使' 5) -
shǐ
verb
to be sent on a diplomatic mission
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 出使 (Guoyu '使' v 7; Kroll 2015 '使' 1, p. 414) -
shǐ
verb
to dispatch
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 派 or 派遣 (Guoyu '使' v 1; Kroll 2015 '使' 1, p. 414; Unihan '使'; XHZD '使' 2) -
shǐ
conjunction
if
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In this sense 使 is similar in meaning to 假如 to 如果 (Guoyu '使' conj; Kroll 2015 '使' 3, p. 414; XHZD '使' 4) -
shǐ
verb
to use
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 用 (Guoyu '使' v 5; Kroll 2015 '使' 2a, p. 414; XHZD '使' 1) -
shǐ
verb
to be able to
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 可, as in 使不得 (Guoyu '使' v 4) -
shǐ
noun
messenger; dūta
Domain: Buddhism 佛教
Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: dūta (BCSD '使', p. 125; MW 'dūta')
Contained in
- 乘迦楼罗使者(乘迦樓羅使者) ride a garuda messenger
- 五使者 five messengers
- 大使呪法经(大使呪法經) Great Sutra of the Mantras and Rituals of the Gana; Da Shi Zhou Fa Jing
- 使命副校长(使命副校長) Executive Vice President (Nanhua University)
- 多读好书使自己芳香 多说好话令别人欢喜 多做好事让社会祥和 多发好心增人间美丽(多讀好書使自己芳香 多說好話令別人歡喜 多做好事讓社會祥和 多發好心增人間美麗) Keep reading good books to keep a fragrant mind. Keep speaking good words to bring joy to others. Keep doing good deeds to maintain harmony in society. Keep thinking good thoughts to add beauty to the world.
- 北魏僧惠生使西域记(北魏僧惠生使西域記) Bei Wei Seng Hui Sheng Shi Xi Yu Ji
- 未生的恶法,使它不生(未生的惡法,使它不生) Prevent Unwholesome States
- 天使经(天使經) Devadūta Sutra
- 结使(結使) a fetter
- 心是什么? 1. 心如猿猴难控制 您能把心管好吗 2. 心如电光刹那间 您能掌握心意吗 3. 心如野鹿逐声色 您能照见虚妄吗 4. 心如盗贼劫功德 您能降伏心魔吗 5. 心如怨家身受苦 您能远离对立吗 6. 心如童仆难唤使 您能平心静气吗 7. 心如国王能行令 您能与人为善吗 8. 心如泉水流不尽 您能布施大众吗 9. 心如画师描彩绘 您能美化世界吗 10. 心如虚空大无边 您能包容万有吗(心是什麼? 1. 心如猿猴難控制 您能把心管好嗎 2. 心如電光剎那間 您能掌握心意嗎 3. 心如野鹿逐聲色 您能照見虛妄嗎 4. 心如盜賊劫功德 您能降伏心魔嗎 5. 心如怨家身受苦 您能遠離對立嗎 6. 心如童僕難喚使 您能平心靜氣嗎 7. 心如國王能行令 您能與人為善嗎 8. 心如泉水流不盡 您能布施大眾嗎 9. 心如畫師描彩繪 您能美化世界嗎 10. 心如虛空大無邊 您能包容萬有嗎) What is the Mind Like? The mind is like a wild monkey, can you control it? The mind is like a flash of lightning, can you grasp it? The mind is like a deer chasing sound and color, can you dispel the delusions? The mind is like a bandit that plunders your merits, can you subdue this demon? The mind is like a foe causing pain to the body, can you reconcile the conflicts? The mind is like a restless child, can you remain calm and composed? The mind is like a king in command, can you oblige others? The mind is like an inexhaustible spring, can you be generous? The mind is like a painter, can you make the world beautiful? The mind is like a boundless void, can you embrace the myriad matters?
Also contained in
不能臣使 、 尊贤使能 、 驱使 、 官使 、 信使核糖核酸 、 使用 、 使出 、 使用者 、 和平特使 、 锦衣卫指挥使司 、 再使用 、 使膨胀 、 迫使 、 器使 、 使眼色 、 气使 、 见风使帆 、 使满意 、 使臣 、 主使 、 使生气 、 特使 、 使劲儿 、 使徒 、 役使动物 、 使令 、 形象大使 、 行使职权 、 西使记 、 征收官使 、 使习惯 、 有钱能使鬼推磨 、 招讨使 、 俾使 、 使用条款 、 使役态 、 安抚使 、 驻外使 、 马噶尔尼使团 、 使劲 、 大使
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Truncated for common words
- Scroll 3 Abhidharmaprakaraṇapādaśāstra (Zhong Shi Fen Apitan Lun) 眾事分阿毘曇論 — count: 674
- Scroll 12 Abhidharmavibhāṣāśāstra (Apitan Pi Po Sha Lun) 阿毘曇毘婆沙論 — count: 291
- Scroll 8 Abhidharmajñānaprasthānaśāstra (Apitan Ba Jiandu Lun) 阿毘曇八犍度論 — count: 237
- Scroll 4 Saṃyuktābhidharmahṛdaya śāstra 雜阿毘曇心論 — count: 229
- Scroll 11 Abhidharmavibhāṣāśāstra (Apitan Pi Po Sha Lun) 阿毘曇毘婆沙論 — count: 198
- Scroll 6 Dasheng Yi Zhang 大乘義章 — count: 193
- Scroll 24 Śāriputrābhidharmaśāstra (Shelifu Apitan Lun) 舍利弗阿毘曇論 — count: 168
- Scroll 7 Zun Po Xu Mi Pusa Suo Ji Lun 尊婆須蜜菩薩所集論 — count: 156
- Scroll 3 Vibhāṣāśāstra (Bing Po Sha Lun) 鞞婆沙論 — count: 132
- Scroll 1 Zhu Pusa Qiu Fo Ben Ye Jing 諸菩薩求佛本業經 — count: 127
Collocations
- 使一切众生 (使一切眾生) 若使一切眾生無有生者 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 10 — count: 18
- 欲使 (欲使) 欲使不出家 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 1 — count: 15
- 使梵行 (使梵行) 使梵行久立 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 8 — count: 11
- 能使 (能使) 則能使其得究竟道 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 5 — count: 10
- 使贤圣 (使賢聖) 使賢聖弟子真實平等讚嘆如來 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 14 — count: 8
- 使人 (使人) 使人典池 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 3 — count: 7
- 僮使 (僮使) 主於僮使以五事教授 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 11 — count: 7
- 给使 (給使) 我等當給使左右 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 3 — count: 5
- 使不出 (使不出) 欲使不出家 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 1 — count: 5
- 众僧使 (眾僧使) 若能常供養眾僧使不斷者 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 15 — count: 4