差使 chāi shǐ ㄔㄞ ㄕˇ caai1 si3
- to send
- to assign
- to appoint
- servants of an official
- official messenger
差使 chāi shi ㄔㄞ ˙ㄕ caai1 si3
- official post
- billet
- commission
- CL: 件 jiàn ㄐㄧㄢˋ
- see also 差事 chāi shi ㄔㄞ ˙ㄕ
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差
- 偏差 piān chā ㄆㄧㄢ ㄔㄚ pin1 caa1 bias
- 出差 chū chāi ㄔㄨ ㄔㄞ ceot1 caai1 to go on an official or business trip
- 反差 fǎn chā ㄈㄢˇ ㄔㄚ faan2 caa1 contrast; discrepancy
- 差别 差別 chā bié ㄔㄚ ㄅㄧㄝˊ caa1 bit6 difference; distinction; disparity
- 差异 差異 chā yì ㄔㄚ ㄧˋ caa1 ji6 difference; discrepancy
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- 差距 chā jù ㄔㄚ ㄐㄩˋ caa1 keoi5 disparity; gap
- 差错 差錯 chā cuò ㄔㄚ ㄘㄨㄛˋ caa1 co3 mistake; slip-up; fault; error
- 差额 差額 chā é ㄔㄚ ㄜˊ caa1 ngaak6 balance (financial)
- 差点 差點 chà diǎn ㄔㄚˋ ㄉㄧㄢˇ caa1 dim2 almost
- 时差 時差 shí chā ㄕˊ ㄔㄚ si4 caa1 time difference
- 相差 xiāng chà ㄒㄧㄤ ㄔㄚˋ soeng1 caa1 to differ
- 落差 luò chā ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄔㄚ lok6 caa1 drop in elevation
- 误差 誤差 wù chā ㄨˋ ㄔㄚ ng6 caa1 difference
- 邮差 郵差 yóu chāi ㄧㄡˊ ㄔㄞ jau4 caai1 postman; mailman (dated in mainland China)
- 顺差 順差 shùn chā ㄕㄨㄣˋ ㄔㄚ seon6 caa1 (trade or budget) surplus
- 差不多 chà bu duō ㄔㄚˋ ˙ㄅㄨ ㄉㄨㄛ caa1 bat1 do1 almost
- 差点儿 差點兒 chà diǎn r ㄔㄚˋ ㄉㄧㄢˇ ㄦ caa1 dim2 ji4 erhua variant of 差点
- 不差 bù chā ㄅㄨˋ ㄔㄚ bat1 caa1 to not lack
- 不差 bù chà ㄅㄨˋ ㄔㄚˋ bat1 caa1 not bad
- 交差 jiāo chāi ㄐㄧㄠ ㄔㄞ gaau1 caai1 to report back after completion of one's mission
使
- 使劲 使勁 shǐ jìn ㄕˇ ㄐㄧㄣˋ si2 ging3 to exert all one's strength
- 使命 shǐ mìng ㄕˇ ㄇㄧㄥˋ si3 ming6 mission
- 使唤 使喚 shǐ huan ㄕˇ ˙ㄏㄨㄢ sai2 wun6 to order sb around
- 使得 shǐ de ㄕˇ ˙ㄉㄜ sai2 dak1 usable; serviceable
- 使用 shǐ yòng ㄕˇ ㄩㄥˋ si2 jung6 to use
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- 使节 使節 shǐ jié ㄕˇ ㄐㄧㄝˊ si3 zit3 (diplomatic) envoy
- 使者 shǐ zhě ㄕˇ ㄓㄜˇ si3 ze2 emissary
- 促使 cù shǐ ㄘㄨˋ ㄕˇ cuk1 si2 to prompt; to induce; to spur
- 假使 jiǎ shǐ ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄕˇ gaa2 si2 if
- 即使 jí shǐ ㄐㄧˊ ㄕˇ zik1 si2 even if; even though
- 大使 dà shǐ ㄉㄚˋ ㄕˇ daai6 si3 ambassador
- 天使 tiān shǐ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄕˇ tin1 si3 angel
- 纵使 縱使 zòng shǐ ㄗㄨㄥˋ ㄕˇ zung3 si2 even if
- 致使 zhì shǐ ㄓˋ ㄕˇ zi3 si2 to cause
- 行使 xíng shǐ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄕˇ hang4 sai2 to exercise (a right etc)
- 迫使 pò shǐ ㄆㄛˋ ㄕˇ bik1 sai2 to force; to compel
- 大使馆 大使館 dà shǐ guǎn ㄉㄚˋ ㄕˇ ㄍㄨㄢˇ daai6 si3 gun2 embassy
- 主使 zhǔ shǐ ㄓㄨˇ ㄕˇ zyu2 sai2 to mastermind
- 使出 shǐ chū ㄕˇ ㄔㄨ sai2 ceot1 to use
- 使团 使團 shǐ tuán ㄕˇ ㄊㄨㄢˊ si3 tyun4 diplomatic mission
Idioms with these characters
- 参差不齐 參差不齊 cēn cī bù qí ㄘㄣ ㄘ ㄅㄨˋ ㄑㄧˊ caam1 ci1 bat1 cai4 (idiom) variable
- 参差错落 參差錯落 cēn cī cuò luò ㄘㄣ ㄘ ㄘㄨㄛˋ ㄌㄨㄛˋ caam1 ci1 co3 lok6 uneven and jumbled (idiom); irregular and disorderly
- 差强人意 差強人意 chā qiáng rén yì ㄔㄚ ㄑㄧㄤˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄧˋ caa1 koeng5 jan4 ji3 (idiom) just passable
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- 隔三差五 gé sān chà wǔ ㄍㄜˊ ㄙㄢ ㄔㄚˋ ㄨˇ gaak3 saam1 caa1 ng5 (idiom) every few days; every once in a while
- 鬼使神差 guǐ shǐ shén chāi ㄍㄨㄟˇ ㄕˇ ㄕㄣˊ ㄔㄞ gwai2 si2 san4 caai1 demons and gods at work (idiom); unexplained event crying out for a supernatural explanation
- 千差万别 千差萬別 qiān chā wàn bié ㄑㄧㄢ ㄔㄚ ㄨㄢˋ ㄅㄧㄝˊ cin1 caa1 maan6 bit6 (idiom) extremely diverse
- 神差鬼使 shén chāi guǐ shǐ ㄕㄣˊ ㄔㄞ ㄍㄨㄟˇ ㄕˇ san4 caai1 gwai2 si2 the work of gods and devils (idiom); unexplained event crying out for a supernatural explanation
- 丝毫不差 絲毫不差 sī háo bù chā ㄙ ㄏㄠˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄔㄚ si1 hou4 bat1 caa1 accurate to perfection (idiom)
- 天差地别 天差地別 tiān chā dì bié ㄊㄧㄢ ㄔㄚ ㄉㄧˋ ㄅㄧㄝˊ tin1 caa1 dei6 bit6 (idiom) poles apart; as different as can be
- 天差地远 天差地遠 tiān chā dì yuǎn ㄊㄧㄢ ㄔㄚ ㄉㄧˋ ㄩㄢˇ tin1 caa1 dei6 jyun5 poles apart (idiom)
- 见风使舵 見風使舵 jiàn fēng shǐ duò ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄈㄥ ㄕˇ ㄉㄨㄛˋ gin3 fung1 sai2 to4 lit. see the wind and set the helm (idiom); fig. to act pragmatically
- 见风使帆 見風使帆 jiàn fēng shǐ fān ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄈㄥ ㄕˇ ㄈㄢ gin3 fung1 sai2 faan4 lit. see the wind and set your sails (idiom); fig. to act pragmatically
- 任贤使能 任賢使能 rèn xián shǐ néng ㄖㄣˋ ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄕˇ ㄋㄥˊ jam6 jin4 si2 nang4 to appoint the virtuous and use the able (idiom); appointment on the basis of ability and integrity
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- 如臂使指 rú bì shǐ zhǐ ㄖㄨˊ ㄅㄧˋ ㄕˇ ㄓˇ jyu4 bei3 si2 zi2 as the arm moves the finger (idiom)
- 颐指风使 頤指風使 yí zhǐ fēng shǐ ㄧˊ ㄓˇ ㄈㄥ ㄕˇ ji4 zi2 fung1 sai2 lit. to order people by pointing the chin (idiom); to signal orders by facial gesture
- 颐指气使 頤指氣使 yí zhǐ qì shǐ ㄧˊ ㄓˇ ㄑㄧˋ ㄕˇ ji4 zi2 hei3 sai2 lit. to order people by pointing the chin (idiom); to signal orders by facial gesture