授意

zhè jiàn shì yī dìng shì bié rén shòu yì tā gàn de

这件事一定是别人授意他干的。

He must have been put up to doing this.

tā zhè yàng gàn shì nǎ ge rén shòu yì de

他这样干，是哪个人授意的？

Who got him to do that?

yóu mǒu gè rén shòu yì sàn bù de yáo yán

由某个人授意散布的谣言

rumor inspired by somebody

nà fēng xìn shì zài tā de shòu yì xià xiě de

那封信是在他的授意下写的。

That letter was written at his suggestion.

yóu mǒu rén shòu yì xiě de wén zhāng

由某人授意写的文章

articles inspired by someone

yóu fǎn duì dǎng shòu yì sàn bō de chǒu wén

由反对党授意散播的丑闻

a scandal inspired by the Opposition

shì lǎo bǎn shòu yì wǒ zhè yàng zuò de

是老板授意我这样做的。

My boss put me up to it.