促使
HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 5
促使 (cùshǐ) · to prompt
促使 (cùshǐ) means “to prompt; to push (sb to do sth)”. It is written with 2 characters: 促 (to urge) + 使 (to make). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 促使 is built
The characters
促 cù · to urge
What 促 is made of
- 亻rén — person
- 足zú — foot
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
Origin hint: Someone 亻 on your heels 足; 足 also provides the pronunciation (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
使 shǐ · to make
What 使 is made of
- 亻rén — person
- 吏lì — government official
- 丈zhàng — gentleman
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 又yòu — (once) again
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丈zhàng — gentleman
Origin hint: A person 亻 working for the government 吏 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
这次失败促使他更加努力。Zhè cì shībài cùshǐ tā gèngjiā nǔlì.This failure spurred him to work even harder.
是什么促使你学习汉语的？Shì shénme cùshǐ nǐ xuéxí Hànyǔ de?What prompted you to learn Chinese?
Questions about 促使
What does 促使 mean?
促使 (cùshǐ) means “to prompt; to push (sb to do sth)”.
How do you pronounce 促使?
促使 is pronounced cùshǐ.
Which HSK level is 促使?
促使 is in HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 促进cùjìnto promote
- 促销cùxiāosales promotion
- 仓促cāngcùhurried
- 督促dūcùto urge
- 短促duǎncùshort
- 使用shǐyòngto use
- 大使馆dàshǐguǎnembassy
- 使劲shǐjìnto use force
- 即使jíshǐeven if
- 使劲儿shǐjìnrto exert oneself
Learn 促使 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 31: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.