Meaning
urge; press; expedite; prompt; hurry
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “cui” becomes a different word in each tone. 催 is the 1st 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
- 催眠cuī miánhypnosis
- 催促cuī cùto urge
- 催生cuī shēngto pressure a younger relative to hurry up and have a baby; (obstetrics) to induce labor; to expedite childbirth; (fig.) to be a driving force in bringing sth into existence
- 催情cuī qíngto promote estrus; to bring an animal to heat by artificial means
- 催产cuī chǎnto induce labor; to expedite childbirth
Example Sentence
妈妈在门口催我快点儿出门。Mā ma zài mén kǒu cuī wǒ kuài diǎnr chū mén.Mom urges me at the door to hurry up and leave.
妈妈mā mamama在zàiat门口mén kǒudoorway催cuīto urge我wǒI快点儿kuài diǎn rerhua variant of 快点出门chū ménto go out。