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催

cuī · cui

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 7–9Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. to urge
  2. to press
  3. to prompt
  4. to rush sb
  5. to hasten sth
  6. to expedite
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In a conversation

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Do not rush me

  1. Liangliang

    老师(lǎoshī)又(yòu)在(zài)催(cuī)我们(wǒmen)交(jiāo)作文(zuòwén)了(le)。

    The teacher is urging us to hand in our essays again.

  2. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)别(bié)催(cuī)我(wǒ)，我(wǒ)在(zài)写(xiě)呢(ne)。

    Don't rush me. I am writing.

  3. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)写(xiě)了(le)多少(duōshao)字(zì)？

    How many words have you written?

  4. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)的(de)名字(míngzi)，还有(háiyǒu)日期(rìqī)。

    My name and the date.

  5. Liangliang

    那(nà)老师(lǎoshī)真(zhēn)该(gāi)多(duō)催催(cuīcuī)你(nǐ)。

    Then the teacher should urge you more.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

慧(huì)如(rú)那(nà)个(ge)简(jiǎn)报(bào)档(dàng)还(hái)没(méi)传(chuán)喔(o)？客(kè)户(hù)在(zài)催(cuī)。

Hasn't Huiru sent the slides yet? The client's pushing.

Tatoeba: Chinese by LeviHighway · English by LeviHighway · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

妈(mā)妈(ma)催(cuī)我(wǒ)快(kuài)点(diǎn)起(qǐ)床(chuáng)，不(bù)然(rán)上(shàng)学(xué)要(yào)迟(chí)到(dào)了(le)。

Mom urged me to get up quickly, otherwise I'd be late for school.

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