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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

指使 [zhǐshǐ]
  1. 1. verb incite
    他经常指使年幼无知的孩子做坏事。
    He often incites the young to mischief.

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

指使 [zhǐshǐ]
  1. 1. instigate; incite; put somebody up to something
    揭露幕后指使
    expose the person behind the scenes; unmask the hidden instigator

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

指使 [zhǐshǐ]
  1. 1. 自己不出面,出主意让别人去做某事(含贬义)
    幕后指使人。
    指使别人闹事。

Examples

to snap one's fingers
指使发劈啪声

Word Decomposition


[zhǐ]
+ 使
[shǐ]

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