使然
shǐ rán
Pinyin

Definition

使然
 - 
shǐ rán
  1. (literary) to make it so
  2. to dictate

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

使
shǐ
  1. 1 to make
  2. 2 to cause
  3. 3 to enable
  4. 4 to use
  5. 5 to employ
  6. 6 to send
  7. 7 to instruct sb to do sth
  8. 8 envoy
  9. 9 messenger
使用
shǐ yòng
  1. 1 to use
  2. 2 to employ
  3. 3 to apply
  4. 4 to make use of
依然
yī rán
  1. 1 still
  2. 2 as before
即使
jí shǐ
  1. 1 even if
  2. 2 even though
居然
jū rán
  1. 1 unexpectedly
  2. 2 to one's surprise
  3. 3 go so far as to
果然
guǒ rán
  1. 1 really
  2. 2 sure enough
  3. 3 as expected
  4. 4 if indeed
然后
rán hòu
  1. 1 after
  2. 2 then (afterwards)
  3. 3 after that
  4. 4 afterwards
当然
dāng rán
  1. 1 only natural
  2. 2 as it should be
  3. 3 certainly
  4. 4 of course
  5. 5 without doubt
突然
tū rán
  1. 1 sudden
  2. 2 abrupt
  3. 3 unexpected
竟然
jìng rán
  1. 1 unexpectedly
  2. 2 to one's surprise
  3. 3 in spite of everything
  4. 4 in that crazy way
  5. 5 actually
  6. 6 to go as far as to
自然
zì rán
  1. 1 nature
  2. 2 natural
  3. 3 naturally
虽然
suī rán
  1. 1 although
  2. 2 even though
  3. 3 even if
不然
bù rán
  1. 1 not so
  2. 2 no
  3. 3 or else
  4. 4 otherwise
  5. 5 if not
  6. 6 How about ...?
仍然
réng rán
  1. 1 still
  2. 2 yet
使劲
shǐ jìn
  1. 1 to exert all one's strength
使命
shǐ mìng
  1. 1 mission
  2. 2 long-term task to which one devotes oneself
  3. 3 a calling
使得
shǐ de
  1. 1 usable
  2. 2 workable
  3. 3 feasible
  4. 4 doable
  5. 5 to make
  6. 6 to cause
偶然
ǒu rán
  1. 1 incidentally
  2. 2 occasional
  3. 3 occasionally
  4. 4 by chance
  5. 5 randomly
固然
gù rán
  1. 1 admittedly (it's true that...)
坦然
tǎn rán
  1. 1 calm
  2. 2 undisturbed

Idioms (20)

一目了然
yī mù liǎo rán
  1. 1 obvious at a glance (idiom)
一目了然
yī mù liǎo rán
  1. 1 obvious at a glance (idiom)
不以为然
bù yǐ wéi rán
  1. 1 not to accept as correct (idiom); to object
  2. 2 to disapprove
  3. 3 to take exception to
井然有序
jǐng rán yǒu xù
  1. 1 everything clear and in good order (idiom); neat and tidy
任其自然
rèn qí zì rán
  1. 1 to let things take their course (idiom)
  2. 2 to leave it to nature
  3. 3 laissez-faire
任贤使能
rèn xián shǐ néng
  1. 1 to appoint the virtuous and use the able (idiom); appointment on the basis of ability and integrity
依然如故
yī rán rú gù
  1. 1 back to where we were (idiom); absolutely no improvement
  2. 2 Things haven't changed at all.
依然故我
yī rán gù wǒ
  1. 1 to be one's old self (idiom)
  2. 2 to be unchanged
  3. 3 (derog.) to be stuck in one's ways
两国相争，不斩来使
liǎng guó xiāng zhēng , bù zhǎn lái shǐ
  1. 1 when two kingdoms are at war, they don't execute envoys (idiom)
功到自然成
gōng dào zì rán chéng
  1. 1 effort will undoubtedly lead to success (idiom)
哑然无生
yǎ rán wú shēng
  1. 1 silence reigns (idiom)
大义凛然
dà yì lǐn rán
  1. 1 devotion to righteousness that inspires reverence (idiom)
如臂使指
rú bì shǐ zhǐ
  1. 1 as the arm moves the finger (idiom)
  2. 2 freely and effortlessly
  3. 3 to have perfect command of
安然无恙
ān rán wú yàng
  1. 1 safe and sound (idiom)
  2. 2 to come out unscathed (e.g. from an accident or illness)
巍然屹立
wēi rán yì lì
  1. 1 to stand tall and rock-solid (idiom)
  2. 2 towering majestically
  3. 3 (of a person) to stand up against sb
幡然改图
fān rán gǎi tú
  1. 1 to change one's plan all of a sudden (idiom)
心静自然凉
xīn jìng zì rán liáng
  1. 1 a calm heart keeps you cool (idiom)
怡然自得
yí rán zì dé
  1. 1 happy and content (idiom)
怦然心动
pēng rán xīn dòng
  1. 1 to feel a rush of excitement (idiom)
悍然不顾
hàn rán bù gù
  1. 1 outrageous and unconventional (idiom); flying in the face of (authority, convention, public opinion etc)

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