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make / cause... (使得……)
使得 means “make” or “cause.” It connects a cause with the result it brings about.
Anchor example
这次交流使得大家更了解彼此。
Zhè cì jiāoliú shǐde dàjiā gèng liǎojiě bǐcǐ.
This exchange made everyone understand each other better.
HSK 4
HSK 4
1
1 structures
15
15 exercises
Lesson summary
Read the sample sentence and notice how 使得…… works in the frame: A 使得 B.
使得 is used when one event, condition, or action produces a result. It is more formal than 让 and often appears in written explanations. The part after 使得 should be a result or change, not a simple reason. Compared with 导致, 使得 can be neutral or positive, while 导致 often introduces negative results.
Grammar pattern
A 使得 B
shows that A brings about a result or change in B
这次交流使得大家更了解彼此。
Zhè cì jiāoliú shǐde dàjiā gèng liǎojiě bǐcǐ.
This exchange made everyone understand each other better.
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