使唤 (shǐ huan): to order sb around; (coll.) to handle (a draught animal, tool, machine etc); Taiwan pr. [shi3 huan4]

Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 7verb

Word info

Pinyin
Meaning: to order sb around; (coll.) to handle (a draught animal, tool, machine etc); Taiwan pr. [shi3 huan4]
Characters: 2
Part of speech: verb
HSK level: HSK 7

Full definitions

to order sb around
(coll.) to handle (a draught animal

Chinese explanation

叫别人替自己做事，常带有随意支使、不尊重的意味，多用于长辈对晚辈或上级对下级
也指使用工具或牲口干活。

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HSK 4

to make

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Example sentences

Grandma is old and has trouble walking, so the family hired a caregiver to cook, clean, and sometimes help her downstairs to get some sun. Grandma always feels embarrassed to order her around, and does as much as she can herself.

The manager is very rude to the intern, sending him to buy coffee, copy documents, and even ordering him around for personal errands. Although the intern feels wronged, he puts up with it and doesn't complain in order to keep the job.

They have been married for ten years, and they always discuss household matters together; neither has a habit of ordering the other around. The wife says mutual respect is the key to a lasting marriage.

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