催 cuī
- Strokes
- 13
- Radical
- 亻 — man, person
- Made of
- 亻 man, person 崔 high, lofty, towering
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
催促
cuīcù
to urge; to press; to hasten
Characters in this word
促 cù
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 亻 — man, person
- Made of
- 亻 man, person 足 foot
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 截稿日期临近，编辑反复催促作者补交参考文献。 Jiégǎo rìqī línjìn, biānjí fǎnfù cuīcù zuòzhě bǔjiāo cānkǎo wénxiàn. As the deadline approached, the editor repeatedly urged the author to submit the references.
- 妈妈一直催促我快点吃饭。 Māma yìzhí cuīcù wǒ kuài diǎn chī fàn. Mom kept urging me to eat faster.
- 别催促他了，他已经尽力了。 Bié cuīcù tā le, tā yǐjīng jìnlì le. Stop pressing him; he is already doing his best.
Related words
- 催眠 cuīmián to hypnotise; to induce sleep
- 促进 cùjìn to promote; to improve
- 促使 cùshǐ to urge; to cause
- 促销 cùxiāo sale; promotion
- 仓促 cāngcù hasty; rushed
- 促成 cùchéng to facilitate; to bring about
- 督促 dūcù to urge; to supervise
- 敦促 dūncù to urge; to press
- 急促 jícù rapid; hurried; short and quick
- 叮嘱 dīngzhǔ to urge; to exhort; to give repeated instructions
- 吩咐 fēnfù to tell; to instruct
- 哄 hǒng to coax; to deceive