Definition
使得 has two meanings: (1) to cause/make (a situation), used in formal writing; (2) in spoken Chinese, it means 'feasible, workable' (e.g., 这个计划使得). For the 'feasible' sense, 使得 is more colloquial than the formal adjective 可行 (kě xíng); 切实 (qiè shí) emphasizes practicality.
verb
to causeto make (bring about a certain situation)(of a plan or method) workablefeasibledoable
Easily confused
- 似的shì desound-alike(particle) as if, seems like, rather like
Examples
- 使得。Tā de huà shǐ de wǒ hěn kāixīn.His words made me very happy.
- 使得。Zhè cì kǎoshì shǐ de tā gèng nǔlì le.This exam made him work harder.
- 使得。Zhège jìhuà bù shǐ de.This plan is not feasible.
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