促使
cù shǐㄘㄨˋ ㄕˇ
Sino-Vietnamese: XÚC SỬ
Traditional: 促使
HSK 5HSK 3.0 · 5TOCFL 5
Meaning(verb)
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)
Examples
这次失败促使他更加努力。
zhè cì shī bài cù shǐ tā gèng jiā nǔ lì.
This failure drove him to work even harder.
什么原因促使你学中文？
shén me yuán yīn cù shǐ nǐ xué zhōng wén?
What made you decide to learn Chinese?
油价上涨促使更多人坐公交车。
yóu jià shàng zhǎng cù shǐ gèng duō rén zuò gōng jiāo chē.
Rising fuel prices have pushed more people onto buses.
Easily confused
- 促进 — 促使 + someone + verb (drive someone to do); 促进 + noun (promote something).
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Stroke order
XÚC · 9 strokes
(bound form) of short duration; hasty; rapid; (bound form) to hasten; to hurry; to urge; (literary) close by; pressed against
SỬ · 8 strokes
to make; to cause; to enable; to use; to employ; to send; to instruct sb to do sth; envoy; messenger