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使得

shǐde
verbHSK 5

“Usable” in Chinese is 使得 (shǐde).

Meaning

  • usable; serviceable
  • feasible; workable; doable
  • to make; to cause; to bring about

Example

暴风雪使得我们难以返回营地。

The blizzard made it difficult for us to return to the camp.

Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

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Not to be confused with: 似的 (shìde, seems as if)