催

cuī

HSK 5

#2,060 most

frequent character

to urge, to press, to prompt

verb

Character breakdown

催 cuī puts 亻 person with 崔 cuī. The person part gives the first meaning, 'to hasten, press'. The meaning then grew to 'to expedite, hasten'. 崔 cuī supplies the sound.

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Example Sentences

我催他快一点。

wǒ cuī tā kuài yīdiǎn 。

I urged him to hurry up.

老师催学生交作业。

lǎoshī cuī xuéshēng jiāo zuòyè 。

The teacher urged the students to submit their homework.

我得催我的朋友，才能准时出发。

wǒ dé cuī wǒde péngyǒu ， cáinéng zhǔnshí chūfā 。

I have to prompt my friend in order to leave on time.

Words with similar meanings

促使cùshǐ

to promote; to cause

促使 (cùshǐ) is more formal and often implies causing something to happen due to an external influence or motivation.

加快jiākuài

to accelerate

加快 (jiākuài) focuses more on the speed aspect, suggesting increasing the pace rather than just urging someone.

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