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督促 (dū cù) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 7

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

Meaning of 督促

动 dòng verb

to urge

妈妈每天督促我早起。

mā ma měi tiān dū cù wǒ zǎo qǐ

Mom urges me to get up early every day.

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Word breakdown

督 dū — to supervise, to oversee

促 cù — to urge, to push

Structure & writing
1 督 dū — to supervise, oversee, inspect

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

consists of

1.1 叔 shū — father's younger brother; also a form of address for a man of the same generation as one's father but younger and unrelated (can be reduplicated)
叔 is a component in 3 characters
1.2 目 mù — eye
目 is a component in 38 characters
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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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