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促使
cù shǐ
to prompt, to spur

HSK 5Legendary

What does 促使 mean?

促使 (pinyin: cù shǐ) means to prompt, to spur. It belongs to the official HSK 5 vocabulary (advanced), among the most frequent words of everyday Chinese.

Example with 促使

This event prompted him to change his mind.

Character families

Every HSK 1–4 word containing · Every HSK 1–4 word containing 使

The characters of 促使

component character
使shǐmake, cause (HSK 3)

Related HSK 5 words

老百姓lǎo bǎi xìngordinary people, common citizens
怪不得guài bu deno wonder; so that's why
辩论biàn lùndebate; to argue
diàoto fish (with a hook and line)
打听dǎ tingto inquire, to ask about
柜台guì táicounter
彩虹cǎi hóngrainbow
耽误dān wudelay; hold up

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