Chinese Word: 促 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

促HSK 5

Pinyin: cù

English Definition: urgent; hurried; to urge; to promote; to urge haste; close; intimate

Chinese Definition:
①近，时间紧迫：促膝。促席(坐近)。急促。短促。仓促。
②催，推动：促使。促进。敦促。督促。催促。

Total strokes: 9; Radical: 人

Ideographic:Someone 亻 on your heels 足; 足 also provides the pronunciation

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 亻 [ rén ] man, person; people
- 足 [ zú ] foot; to attain, to satisfy; enough

Similar Characters: 侃侣浞

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促进HSK 5	cù jìn	to promote (an idea or cause); to advance; boost
促使HSK 5	cù shǐ	to induce; to promote; to urge; to impel; to bring about; to provoke; to drive (sb to do sth); to catalyze; to actuate; to contribute to (some development)
督促HSK 6	dū cù	to supervise and urge completion of a task; to urge on
促成HSK 5	cù chéng	to facilitate; to effect
敦促	dūn cù	to press; to urge; to hasten

1		yùn dòng 运动 néng 能 cù jìn 促进 shēn tǐ 身体 jiàn kāng 健康。 Exercise can improve physical health.
2		yuè dú 阅读 kě yǐ 可以 cù jìn 促进 dà nǎo 大脑 fā yù 发育。 Reading can promote brain development.
3		suǒ yǒu 所有 de 的 shāng pǐn 商品 dōu 都 zài 在 dǎ zhé 打折 cù xiāo 促销。 All products are on sale.
4		lǐng shì guǎn 领事馆 cù jìn 促进 zhōng měi 中美 zhī jiān 之间 de 的 jiāo liú 交流。 The consulate facilitates exchanges between China and the United States.
5		lián méng 联盟 zhǐ zài 旨在 cù jìn 促进 hé píng 和平 hé 和 jīng jì 经济 hé zuò 合作。 The alliance aims to promote peace and economic cooperation.

1		yùn dòng 运动 néng 能 cù jìn 促进 shēn tǐ 身体 jiàn kāng 健康。 Exercise can improve physical health.
2		yuè dú 阅读 kě yǐ 可以 cù jìn 促进 dà nǎo 大脑 fā yù 发育。 Reading can promote brain development.
3		suǒ yǒu 所有 de 的 shāng pǐn 商品 dōu 都 zài 在 dǎ zhé 打折 cù xiāo 促销。 All products are on sale.
4		lǐng shì guǎn 领事馆 cù jìn 促进 zhōng měi 中美 zhī jiān 之间 de 的 jiāo liú 交流。 The consulate facilitates exchanges between China and the United States.
5		lián méng 联盟 zhǐ zài 旨在 cù jìn 促进 hé píng 和平 hé 和 jīng jì 经济 hé zuò 合作。 The alliance aims to promote peace and economic cooperation.