致使

• Pinyin: zhì shǐ
• Desglose de hanzi: 致 = 至 + 攵 (arrive at, cause); 使 = 亻+ 吏 (make someone do)

Significado

Causar; provocar; dar lugar a (formal).

A formal causal connector indicating that one event or action leads to a specific outcome, typically negative. Common in legal documents, formal reports, and academic writing.

Ejemplos

1. 暴雨致使多条河流决堤。
2. 管理不善致使公司亏损严重。
3. 他的鲁莽行为致使整个项目失败。

Guía de uso

Contexto: legal, reports, academic

Tono: serious

Correcto

• 司机酒驾致使三人受伤。(The driver's drunk driving caused three people to be injured.)
• 原材料短缺致使生产被迫中断。(The shortage of raw materials caused production to be forcibly interrupted.)

Incorrecto

• 好天气致使我们去公园 — too formal and implies negative causation; use 让 or 使得 for neutral outcomes

Origen e historia

致 (to cause) + 使 (to make)

Contexto cultural

Generación: All ages

Contexto social: Universal