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促使

cù shǐ · cu shi

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 4Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. to prompt; to induce; to spur
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What got you running

  1. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)最近(zuìjìn)每天(měitiān)跑步(pǎobù)，是(shì)什么(shénme)促使(cùshǐ)你(nǐ)开始(kāishǐ)的(de)？

    You run every day lately. What prompted you to start?

  2. Liangliang

    一件(yījiàn)小事(xiǎoshì)促使(cùshǐ)我(wǒ)开始(kāishǐ)跑步(pǎobù)。

    A small thing prompted me to start running.

  3. Dengdeng

    什么事(shénmeshì)？

    What thing?

  4. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)爬(pá)三楼(sānlóu)，累得(lèide)说不出话(shuōbuchūhuà)。

    I climbed three floors and was too tired to speak.

  5. Dengdeng

    这件事(zhèjiànshì)促使(cùshǐ)你(nǐ)跑步(pǎobù)？

    That is what prompted you to run?

  6. Liangliang

    对(duì)，现在(xiànzài)电梯(diàntī)修好(xiūhǎo)了(le)，我(wǒ)却(què)不想(bùxiǎng)停(tíng)了(le)。

    Yes. Now the elevator is fixed, but I do not want to stop.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)次(cì)失(shī)败(bài)促(cù)使(shǐ)他(tā)重(chóng)新(xīn)考(kǎo)虑(lǜ)自(zì)己(jǐ)的(de)计(jì)划(huà)。

This failure prompted him to reconsider his plan.

02

老(lǎo)师(shī)的(de)鼓(gǔ)励(lì)促(cù)使(shǐ)学(xué)生(sheng)们(men)更(gèng)加(jiā)努(nǔ)力(lì)学(xué)习(xí)。

The teacher's encouragement spurred the students to study harder.

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促
cù

(bound form) of short duration; hasty; rapid; (bound form) to hasten; to hurry; to urge

使
shǐ

to make; to cause

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