催生

cuīshēng

verb #46,555

Meanings

1 to give rise to / bring about
2 (obstetrics) to induce labor
3 to pressure relatives to have a baby

Characters

to urge / hurry

give birth / produce

Examples

AI技术的发展催生了许多新职业。

AI jìshù de fāzhǎn cuīshēng le xǔduō xīn zhíyè.

The development of AI technology has given rise to many new professions.

每到春节，亲戚们就开始催生。

Měi dào Chūnjié, qīnqimen jiù kāishǐ cuīshēng.

Every Spring Festival, relatives start pressuring you to have a baby.

Tips

usage

Three distinct senses: (1) figurative — 'X catalyzes Y' in business/tech writing; (2) medical — induce labor in delivery rooms; (3) social — relatives 催生 (after they finished 催婚 cuīhūn 'pressuring you to marry').

memory

催 (urge/hurry) + 生 (birth/give rise to) — literally 'to hurry along the birth of'. Works for all three senses.

Stroke Order

催 cuī

生 shēng