使得

使得 is a verb that means 'to cause' or 'to result in.' It is often used to indicate that an action or condition leads to a particular outcome.

The character 使 (shǐ) originally meant 'to send' or 'to dispatch,' and it later came to mean 'to cause' or 'to make.' The character 得 (de) functions as a complement, indicating the result or effect of an action. Together, 使得 conveys the idea of causing something to happen.

使得 is commonly used in formal and written Chinese to show causation. It is often found in news articles, academic writing, and official documents. In everyday speech, people may prefer simpler expressions like “让” (ràng) or “导致” (dǎozhì), but 使得 remains important for precise and formal communication.