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Causative verbs are used to cause or influence people to do things. In English, these are verbs like &quot;make,&quot; &quot;let,&quot; &quot;have,&quot; and &quot;get,&quot; as in &quot;get Billy to eat dinner.&quot; The &quot;get&quot; is the causative verb.

The most common causative verbs in Chinese are:

* 让 (ràng)
* 叫 (jiào)
* 请 (qǐng)
* 使 (shǐ)

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* [[#Structure|<span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Structure</span>]]
* [[#.22Make.22_vs._.22Let.22|<span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">&quot;Make&quot; vs. &quot;Let&quot;</span>]]
* [[#Examples|<span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Examples</span>]]
* [[#See_also|<span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">See also</span>]]
* [[#Sources_and_further_reading|<span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Sources and further reading</span>]]
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== <span id="Structure" class="mw-headline">Structure</span> ==

Make sure to take note of the different meanings and levels of formality. For example, 使 (shǐ) and 让 (ràng), when used as causative verbs, basically mean the same thing (to make), but 使 (shǐ) is used in more formal or written Chinese, while 让 (ràng) is used more in spoken Chinese.

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== <span id=".22Make.22_vs._.22Let.22" class="mw-headline">&quot;Make&quot; vs. &quot;Let&quot;</span> ==

It's worth noting that 让 is the most common causative verb in spoken Mandarin and is often translated into English as either &quot;make&quot; or &quot;let.&quot; It may seem strange to speakers of English that these two very different words are the same word in Chinese. &quot;Make&quot; is kind of like forcing, and &quot;let&quot; is kind of like allowing, right? But in Chinese, the understood concept generally makes clear how willing the object of the causative verb is. It's just something that takes time to get used to.

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* 你 为什么 不 ''让'' 我 去 ？<span class="pinyin">Nǐ wèishénme bù ''ràng'' wǒ qù?</span><span class="trans">Why wouldn't you let me go there?</span>
* 这 部 电影 ''让'' 人 很 感动 。<span class="pinyin">Zhè bù diànyǐng ''ràng'' rén hěn gǎndòng.</span><span class="trans">This movie really moves people.</span>
* 那个 老人 ''让'' 我 想到 了 我 爷爷 。<span class="pinyin">Nàge lǎorén ''ràng'' wǒ xiǎng dào le wǒ yéye.</span><span class="trans">That old man makes me think about my grandpa.</span>
* 他 不 听话 ，你 ''叫'' 我 怎么办 ？<span class="pinyin">Tā bù tīnghuà, nǐ ''jiào'' wǒ zěnmebàn?</span><span class="trans">He wouldn't listen to me. What are you expecting me to do?</span>
* 他 偷偷 约 别的 女孩 ，你 ''叫'' 我 怎么 想 ？<span class="pinyin">Tā tōutōu yuē bié de nǚhái, nǐ ''jiào'' wǒ zěnme xiǎng?</span><span class="trans">He secretly asked other girls out. What are you expecting me to think?</span>
* 你 儿子 在 学校 的 表现 ''叫'' 老师 很 头疼 。<span class="pinyin">Nǐ érzi zài xuéxiào de biǎoxiàn ''jiào'' lǎoshī hěn tóuténg.</span><span class="trans">Your son's behaviors at school give the teacher a lot of headache.</span>
* 我 想 ''请'' 你 帮 我 一 个 忙 。<span class="pinyin">Wǒ xiǎng ''qǐng'' nǐ bāng wǒ yī gè máng.</span><span class="trans">I want to ask you to do me a favor.</span>
* 能 不 能 ''请'' 你 明天 照顾 一下 我 的 狗 ？<span class="pinyin">Néng bu néng ''qǐng'' nǐ míngtiān zhàogu yīxià wǒ de gǒu?</span><span class="trans">Can I ask you to look after my dog tomorrow?</span>
* 他 的 演讲 ''使'' 听众 们 非常 激动 。<span class="pinyin">Tā de yǎnjiǎng ''shǐ'' tīngzhòng men fēicháng jīdòng.</span><span class="trans">His speech made the audience very excited.</span>
* 经济 危机 ''使'' 很多 公司 倒闭 了 ，也 ''使'' 很多 人 失去 了 工作 。<span class="pinyin">Jīngjì wēijī ''shǐ'' hěn duō gōngsī dǎobì le, yě ''shǐ'' hěn duō rén shīqù le gōngzuò.</span><span class="trans">The financial crisis caused lot of company out of business, and many people lost their job because of this.</span>


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* [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Passive_voice Passive voice]

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=== <span id="Videos" class="mw-headline">Videos</span> ===

* Yoyo Chinese: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qNgtnMWOd8&list=PL94A5E422FB99CDDD The word &quot;rang&quot;]

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