使 — “to make (someone feel/do)”
Pattern: S + 使 + person + V/adj.
A 使 B + verb/adjective — A causes B to change: 这个消息使大家很高兴 “the news made everyone happy”. Like 让, but more formal and written.
Examples
| 1 | 这个消息使大家很高兴。 zhège xiāoxi shǐ dàjiā hěn gāoxìng The news made everyone happy. |
| 2 | 运动使人健康。 yùndòng shǐ rén jiànkāng Exercise keeps people healthy. |
| 3 | 这次经历使他成熟了很多。 zhè cì jīnglì shǐ tā chéngshú le hěn duō This experience made him much more mature. |
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