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促使 cùshǐ

促使 cùshǐ Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 10 English Translations of the word 促使 cùshǐ .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
cùshǐ | cu4 shi3
English translation
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)

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Traditional form

促使 cùshǐ

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí
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Etymology of 促使 cùshǐ

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

亻足

Number of Strokes

9
使 shǐ

Type

ideographic

Explanation

The characters Shǐ (history), (government official), 使 shǐ (cause; use; instruct), and shì (matter; work; affair) are all etymologically related and all derive from the same ancient character, depicting a hand ( yòu ) holding some object. There are various theorie

Positional decomposition

亻吏

Number of Strokes

8

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Example sentences using 促使 cùshǐ

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如果 rúguǒ 这种 zhè zhǒng 液体 yètǐ zài Huā shǎng 以后 yǐ hòu , huì 促使 cùshǐ 蕃茄 fān qié 结实 jiēshí .

This liquid, if sprayed on the flowers, helps to set the tomatoes.

哥仑促使 cùshǐ 打破 dǎ pò 地球 dìqiú shì Píng de de 理论 lǐlùn .

Columbus helped to explode the theory that the earth is flat.

duì 种族主义 zhǒng zú zhǔ yì de 憎恨 zēng hèn 促使 cùshǐ 写了阿尔及尔 Ā ěr jí ěr 汽车旅馆 qì chē lǚ guǎn 事件 shìjiàn Shū

His abhorrence of racism led him to write The Algiers Motel Incident.

目的 mùdì shì 促使 cùshǐ 人们 rén men 结识 jié shí 邻居 línjū

The idea is to encourage people to get to know their neighbours.

这些 zhè xiē 情绪 qíngxù yǒu 可能 kěnéng 促使 cùshǐ 人们 rén men 想要 xiǎng yào 推翻 tuīfān 现行 xiàn xíng de 体制 tǐ zhì

These feelings are likely to make people attempt to overthrow the system.

促使 cùshǐ Decomposition

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促使 cùshǐ Compounds

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