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Hanzi

催

to urge/to press/to prompt/to rush sb/to hasten sth/to expedite

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 7

Pinyin

cuī

Bopomofo

ㄘㄨㄟ

Jyutping

ceoi1

Example sentences

催 cuī
媽媽催我早點睡覺。
妈妈催我早点睡觉。

Mom urged me to go to bed earlier.

催促 cuīcù
他催促大家快點上車。
他催促大家快点上车。

He urged everyone to get in the car quickly.

催化劑 / 催化剂 cuīhuàjì
信任是友誼的催化劑。
信任是友谊的催化剂。

Trust is the catalyst of friendship.

酶 méi
酶是生物體內的一種催化劑。
酶是生物体内的一种催化剂。

Enzymes are a kind of catalyst within living organisms.

催生 cuīshēng
科技進步催生了許多新產業。
科技进步催生了许多新产业。

Technological progress has given rise to many new industries.

催化 cuīhuà
這種酵素能催化反應，提高工業生產效率。
这种酵素能催化反应，提高工业生产效率。

This enzyme can catalyze a reaction and improve industrial production efficiency.

Example Vocabulary

催

cui1

to urge; to hurry; to press

催促

cui1'cu4

to urge; to press; to hasten

催化劑

cui1'hua4'ji4

catalyst

催淚

催熟

cui1'shu2

催生

cui1'sheng1

to give rise to; to bring about

催乳

催化

cui1'hua4

to catalyze; to speed up a reaction without being consumed

催吐

催命

cui1'ming4

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