Meaning
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; near; to promote
Chinese: 催促、促使;也表示急促、靠近。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “cu” becomes a different word in each tone. 促 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 促进cù jìnto promote (an idea or cause); to advance; boost
- 促使cù shǐto prompt; to induce; to spur
- 促销cù xiāoto promote sales
- 仓促cāng cùall of a sudden; hurriedly
- 督促dū cùto supervise and urge completion of a task; to urge on
Example Sentence
老师的鼓励促使我更加努力。Lǎo shī de gǔ lì cù shǐ wǒ gèng jiā nǔ lì.The teacher encouragement prompted me to work even harder.
老师Lǎo shīteacher的deof鼓励gǔ lìto encourage促使cù shǐto prompt我wǒI更加gèng jiāmore (than sth else)努力nǔ lìhard-working。