使得

shǐde

verb HSK 5 #4,252

Meanings

大雨使得道路变得很滑。

Dàyǔ shǐde dàolù biàn de hěn huá.

The heavy rain made the roads very slippery.

他的到来使得气氛活跃起来。

Tā de dàolái shǐde qìfēn huóyuè qǐlái.

His arrival livened up the atmosphere.

技术进步使得生活更方便。

Jìshù jìnbù shǐde shēnghuó gèng fāngbiàn.

Technological progress has made life more convenient.

grammar

使得 is interchangeable with 使 in most cases. Pattern: A + 使得 + B + result. It's slightly softer/more natural than bare 使 in spoken contexts.

usage

Similar causative verbs: 让 (ràng, casual), 使 (shǐ, formal), 令 (lìng, very formal). 使得 falls between 让 and 使 in formality.

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