催促

cuīcù

verb HSK 7-9 #19,334

Meanings

1 to urge
2 to hasten
3 to press (someone to do something)

Characters

to press; to hasten

Both characters mean 'to urge' — doubled emphasis on pressing someone

Examples

她不断催促孩子做作业。

Tā búduàn cuīcù háizi zuòzuò yè.

She keeps urging her child to do homework.

在大家的催促下，他终于开始了演讲。

Zài dàjiā de cuīcù xià, tā zhōngyú kāishǐ le yǎnjiǎng.

Under everyone's urging, he finally began the speech.

Tips

usage

催促 is slightly more formal than 催 alone. Use 催 in casual speech (别催我) and 催促 in written or formal contexts.

Stroke Order

催 cuī

促 cù