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title: "Shizhe Meaning: 使者 (shǐzhě) Means “envoy”"
description: "使者 (shǐzhě) means “envoy; emissary”. Hear its tones, see what 使 and 者 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shizhe"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 使者 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

使者 shǐzhě

## envoy; emissary

## It can also mean

- (fig.) messenger (of something)

## Its characters

1. 使 shǐ envoy
2. 者 zhě (suffix) -er

## In a sentence

国王派使者去邻国送信。 The king sent an envoy to deliver a letter to the neighboring country.

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## More words with 使 or 者

- [促使 cùshǐ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/cushi)
- [读者 dúzhě](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/duzhe)
- [后者 hòuzhě](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/houzhe)
- [患者 huànzhě](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huanzhe)
- [或者 huòzhě](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huozhe)
- [记者 jìzhě](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jizhe)
- [迫使 pòshǐ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/poshi)
- [前者 qiánzhě](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/qianzhe)
- [使得 shǐde](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shide)
- [使馆 shǐguǎn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shiguan)

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