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使徒 (shǐ tú): Apostle (noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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使 • shǐ • to send (someone); cause • HSK 2.0 L4
HSK 4
shǐ使

to send (someone); cause

徒 • tú • disciple, follower, or on foot
tú徒

disciple, follower, or on foot

Word Info

Pinyinshǐ tú
Meaningapostle
Characters2
HSK—
Syntaxnoun

Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 使徒.

Words with 使
  • 使用shǐ yònguse
  • 使馆shǐ guǎnembassy; consulate
  • 即使jí shǐeven if
  • 大使馆dà shǐ guǎnembassy
  • 使得shǐ deusable
  • 促使cù shǐprecipitate; impel; to urge
  • 使劲儿shǐ jìn erexert all one's strength
  • 使劲shǐ jìnto exert all one's strength
Words with 徒
  • 徒弟tú dìapprentice; disciple
  • 歹徒dǎi túscoundrel; ruffian; hoodlum
  • 徒劳tú láobe in vain
  • 徒步tú bùOn foot / Walking
信徒
xìn tú
believer / follower
  • 匪徒fěi túgangster, bandit
  • 叛徒pàn tútraitor; betrayer
  • 司徒sī túSitu; a compound Chinese surname
    • 4.

    Example Sentences with 使徒

    yē耶
    sū稣
    yǒu有
    shí十
    èr二
    gè个
    shǐ使
    tú徒
    。
    Jesus had twelve apostles.
    shǐ使
    tú徒
    bǎo保
    luó罗
    xiě写
    le了
    duō多
    fēng封
    shū书
    xìn信
    。
    The apostle Paul wrote many letters.