Definitions
to cause; to enable; phonetic bi; Taiwan pr. [bì]
Etymology phono-semantic
Phonetic:
卑
About
The character 俾 is a phono-semantic compound, combining the semantic radical 亻 (person) on the left with the phonetic component 卑 on the right. In classical Chinese, it primarily functioned as a grammatical particle or verb, conveying the sense of causing, enabling, or allowing something to happen. Due to its literary nature, 俾 is seldom used in modern spoken Chinese, appearing chiefly in formal writing, decrees, or classical idioms to express causality or purpose, similar to "so that" or "in order to make" in contemporary English.
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阳光俾使植物生长。
努力俾使人成功。
这个政策俾益于经济发展。
教育俾使社会进步。
科技发展俾我们的生活更便利。
他的建议俾使项目顺利进行。
通过改革俾国家更加强大。
政府颁布法律俾保障公民权利。