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使得

shǐ de · shi de

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Meaning

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  1. usable; serviceable
  2. feasible; workable; doable
  3. to make; to cause; to bring about
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Too much coffee

  1. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)今天(jīntiān)怎么(zěnme)一直(yīzhí)喝(hē)咖啡(kāfēi)？

    Why do you keep drinking coffee today?

  2. Liangliang

    昨晚(zuówǎn)楼上(lóushàng)很(hěn)吵(chǎo)，这(zhè)使得(shǐde)我(wǒ)没(méi)睡(shuì)好(hǎo)。

    It was noisy upstairs last night, which made me sleep badly.

  3. Dengdeng

    可是(kěshì)咖啡(kāfēi)也(yě)会(huì)使得(shǐde)你(nǐ)今晚(jīnwǎn)睡(shuì)不(bù)着(zháo)。

    But coffee can also make you unable to sleep tonight.

  4. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)说(shuō)得(de)对(duì)，我(wǒ)喝完(hēwán)这(zhè)杯(bēi)就(jiù)不(bù)喝(hē)了(le)。

    You are right. I will stop after this cup.

  5. Dengdeng

    这(zhè)是(shì)第几(dìjǐ)杯(bēi)？

    Which cup is this?

  6. Liangliang

    第五(dìwǔ)杯(bēi)。

    The fifth.

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2 examples
01

暴(bào)风(fēng)雪(xuě)使(shǐ)得(de)我(wǒ)们(men)难(nán)以(yǐ)返(fǎn)回(huí)营(yíng)地(dì)。

We found it very hard going back to our base camp in the blizzard.

Tatoeba: Chinese by vicch · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

鲍(bào)勃(bó)忘(wàng)记(jì)带(dài)通(tōng)行(xíng)证(zhèng)，这(zhè)使(shǐ)得(de)他(tā)上(shàng)学(xué)迟(chí)到(dào)了(le)。

Bob forgot to bring the pass, which made him late for school.

Tatoeba: Chinese by kooler · English by orcrist · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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