使 + object + predicate is a formal causative pattern meaning make/cause something to become/do....
Formal causation - common in written Chinese, reports, analysis
Abstract outcomes - often with emotion/state/condition changes
Concise policy/explanatory style - frequent in official and academic prose
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Register is relatively formal
- In daily speech, 让 often sounds more natural.
Outcome clause should be plausible result
- Keep causation semantically coherent.
Avoid overstacking abstract nouns
- Excessive nominalization can reduce clarity.
This news made everyone very happy.
His words made me very disappointed.
The development of technology has made life more convenient.
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