Usage note
“使得”表示因为某个原因导致了一个结果，常用来连接原因和结果。
“Shǐde” biǎoshì yīnwèi mǒu gè yuányīn dǎozhì le yī gè jiéguǒ, cháng yòng lái liánjiē yuányīn hé jiéguǒ.
“Cause” indicates that a reason leads to a result, often used to connect cause and effect.
Context note
“使得”在句子中很实用，比如“下雨使得路很滑”，说明下雨是路滑的原因。
“Shǐde” zài jùzi zhōng hěn shíyòng, bǐrú “xià yǔ shǐde lù hěn huá”, shuōmíng xià yǔ shì lù huá de yuányīn.
“Cause” is very useful in sentences; for example, “Rain causes the road to be slippery,” indicating that rain is the reason for the slippery road.
5 examples
努力学习使得他成绩变好了。
nǔ lì xué xí shǐ de tā chéng jì biàn hǎo le。
Hard work caused his grades to improve.
阳光使得花儿开放了。
yáng guāng shǐ de huā ér kāi fàng le。
Sunlight caused the flowers to bloom.
帮助别人使得我很开心。
bāng zhù bié rén shǐ de wǒ hěn kāi xīn。
Helping others causes me to be very happy.
下雨使得我们不能去公园玩。
xià yǔ shǐ de wǒ men bù néng qù gōng yuán wán。
Rain caused us to not be able to go to the park.
早睡早起使得身体更健康。
zǎo shuì zǎo qǐ shǐ de shēn tǐ gèng jiàn kāng。
Going to bed early and waking up early causes the body to be healthier.
5 mini stories
小华每天练字，这使得他的字写得很漂亮。老师夸奖了他。
xiǎo huá měi tiān liàn zì， zhè shǐ de tā de zì xiě dé hěn piào liang。 lǎo shī kuā jiǎng le tā。
Xiao Hua practices calligraphy every day; this causes his handwriting to be very beautiful. The teacher praised him.
妈妈做了好吃的菜，这使得全家人都很高兴。大家吃得津津有味。
mā ma zuò le hǎo chī de cài， zhè shǐ de quán jiā rén dōu hěn gāo xìng。 dà jiā chī dé jīn jīn yǒu wèi。
Mom made delicious food; this caused the whole family to be very happy. Everyone ate with relish.
小丽种了一棵小树，浇水使得小树长大了。她每天去看它。
xiǎo lì zhǒng le yì kē xiǎo shù， jiāo shuǐ shǐ de xiǎo shù zhǎng dà le。 tā měi tiān qù kàn tā。
Xiao Li planted a small tree; watering caused the small tree to grow. She goes to see it every day.
小刚不小心摔倒了，这使得他的膝盖很疼。妈妈帮他贴了创可贴。
xiǎo gāng bù xiǎo xīn shuāi dǎo le， zhè shǐ de tā de xī gài hěn téng。 mā ma bāng tā tiē le chuàng kě tiē。
Xiao Gang accidentally fell; this caused his knee to hurt. Mom helped him put on a band-aid.
大家一起打扫教室，这使得教室变得很干净。同学们都很开心。
dà jiā yì qǐ dǎ sǎo jiào shì， zhè shǐ de jiào shì biàn de hěn gān jìng。 tóng xué men dōu hěn kāi xīn。
Everyone cleaned the classroom together; this caused the classroom to become very clean. The classmates were all happy.
Mini dialogue
下雨天
A
大雨使得我们不能出去玩。
Dà yǔ shǐde wǒmen bù néng chūqù wán.
The heavy rain causes us not to be able to go out to play.
B
没关系，我们可以在家看书。
Méiguānxi, wǒmen kěyǐ zài jiā kànshū.
It's okay, we can read books at home.
好消息
A
你的礼物使得我很开心。
Nǐ de lǐwù shǐde wǒ hěn kāixīn.
Your gift makes me very happy.
B
太好了，我也很开心。
Tài hǎo le, wǒ yě hěn kāixīn.
Great, I am also very happy.
Related words and contrasts
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让
ràng
let, make
让 is more common in spoken Chinese.
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导致
dǎozhì
lead to
导致 often implies a negative result.
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引起
yǐnqǐ
give rise to
引起 is used for causing a reaction or situation.