催

To urge in Chinese: 催 (cuī)

cuī

to urge

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-92 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1to urge
  2. 2to press
  3. 3to prompt
  4. 4to rush sb
  5. 5to hasten sth
  6. 6to expedite

Stroke order

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催

Zhuyin

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ㄘㄨㄟ

cuī

ㄘ/ cㄨ/ uㄟ/ ei—/ first tone

Example sentences

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  • 你接受过催眠吗？

    nǐ jiē shòu guò cuī mián ma？

    Have you ever been under hypnosis?

  • 溪流潺潺，催我入眠。

    xī liú chán chán， cuī wǒ rù mián。

    The murmur of the brook lulls me to sleep.

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Related words

催促

cuī cù

to urge

催眠

cuī mián

hypnosis

打交道

dǎ jiāo dào

to come into contact with

打招呼

dǎ zhāo hu

to greet sb by word or action

耽误

dān wu

to delay

倒霉

dǎo méi

to have bad luck

地道

dì dào

tunnel

地理

dì lǐ

geography

地毯

dì tǎn

carpet

点心

diǎn xin

light refreshments

丁

dīng

male adult

逗

dòu

to tease (playfully)

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