促使
cù shǐ
Pinyin

Definition

促使
 - 
cù shǐ
  1. to induce
  2. to promote
  3. to urge
  4. to impel
  5. to bring about
  6. to provoke
  7. to drive (sb to do sth)
  8. to catalyze
  9. to actuate
  10. to contribute to (some development)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

使
shǐ
  1. 1 to make
  2. 2 to cause
  3. 3 to enable
  4. 4 to use
  5. 5 to employ
  6. 6 to send
  7. 7 to instruct sb to do sth
  8. 8 envoy
  9. 9 messenger
使用
shǐ yòng
  1. 1 to use
  2. 2 to employ
  3. 3 to apply
  4. 4 to make use of
即使
jí shǐ
  1. 1 even if
  2. 2 even though
天使
tiān shǐ
  1. 1 angel
使劲
shǐ jìn
  1. 1 to exert all one's strength
使命
shǐ mìng
  1. 1 mission
  2. 2 long-term task to which one devotes oneself
  3. 3 a calling
使得
shǐ de
  1. 1 usable
  2. 2 workable
  3. 3 feasible
  4. 4 doable
  5. 5 to make
  6. 6 to cause
促
cù
  1. 1 urgent
  2. 2 hurried
  3. 3 to urge
  4. 4 to promote
  5. 5 to urge haste
  6. 6 close
  7. 7 intimate
促进
cù jìn
  1. 1 to promote (an idea or cause)
  2. 2 to advance
  3. 3 boost
促销
cù xiāo
  1. 1 to promote sales
催促
cuī cù
  1. 1 to urge
纵使
zòng shǐ
  1. 1 even if
  2. 2 even though
主使
zhǔ shǐ
  1. 1 to mastermind
  2. 2 to orchestrate
  3. 3 to instigate
  4. 4 mastermind
  5. 5 instigator
使出
shǐ chū
  1. 1 to use
  2. 2 to exert
使劲儿
shǐ jìn r5
  1. 1 erhua variant of 使勁|使劲[shǐ jìn]
使唤
shǐ huàn
  1. 1 to order sb about
  2. 2 to use sb
使团
shǐ tuán
  1. 1 diplomatic mission
使坏
shǐ huài
  1. 1 to play dirty tricks
  2. 2 to be up to mischief
使役
shǐ yì
  1. 1 to use (an animal or servant)
  2. 2 working (animal)
  3. 3 (beast) of burden
  4. 4 causative form of verbs (esp. in grammar of Japanese, Korean etc)
使徒
shǐ tú
  1. 1 apostle

Idioms (12)

任贤使能
rèn xián shǐ néng
  1. 1 to appoint the virtuous and use the able (idiom); appointment on the basis of ability and integrity
促膝谈心
cù xī tán xīn
  1. 1 to sit side-by-side and have a heart-to-heart talk (idiom)
两国相争，不斩来使
liǎng guó xiāng zhēng , bù zhǎn lái shǐ
  1. 1 when two kingdoms are at war, they don't execute envoys (idiom)
如臂使指
rú bì shǐ zhǐ
  1. 1 as the arm moves the finger (idiom)
  2. 2 freely and effortlessly
  3. 3 to have perfect command of
局促一隅
jú cù yī yú
  1. 1 to be cramped in a corner (idiom)
有钱能使鬼推磨
yǒu qián néng shǐ guǐ tuī mò
  1. 1 lit. money will make the Devil turn millstones (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. with money, you can do anything you like
神差鬼使
shén chāi guǐ shǐ
  1. 1 the work of gods and devils (idiom); unexplained event crying out for a supernatural explanation
  2. 2 curious coincidence
见风使帆
jiàn fēng shǐ fān
  1. 1 lit. see the wind and set your sails (idiom); fig. to act pragmatically
  2. 2 to be flexible and take advantage of the situation
见风使舵
jiàn fēng shǐ duò
  1. 1 lit. see the wind and set the helm (idiom); fig. to act pragmatically
  2. 2 to be flexible and take advantage of the situation
颐指气使
yí zhǐ qì shǐ
  1. 1 lit. to order people by pointing the chin (idiom); to signal orders by facial gesture
  2. 2 arrogant and bossy
颐指风使
yí zhǐ fēng shǐ
  1. 1 lit. to order people by pointing the chin (idiom); to signal orders by facial gesture
  2. 2 arrogant and bossy
鬼使神差
guǐ shǐ shén chāi
  1. 1 demons and gods at work (idiom); unexplained event crying out for a supernatural explanation
  2. 2 curious coincidence

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