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催促 (cuī cù) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 7

催促 (cuī cù) is a Chinese word: to urge. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 催促

动 dòng verb

to urge

妈妈催促我快点写作业。

mā ma cuī cù wǒ kuài diǎn xiě zuò yè

Mom urged me to hurry up with my homework.

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Word breakdown

催 cuī — to urge, to press, to prompt action

促 cù — to hasten, to urge with urgency

Structure & writing
1 催 cuī — to urge; to press someone to act quickly

催 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

1.1 亻 rén — person/human radical (standing figure)
亻 is a component in 117 characters
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Stroke order

2 促 cù — short (of time)

促 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

2.1 亻 rén — person/human radical (standing figure)
亻 is a component in 117 characters
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