促使 meaning and pronunciation

促使

Simplified/traditional word

促使 English definition

cù shǐ

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)

HSK level

HSK 5

Characters

促 (cù): urgent; hurried; to urge; to promote; to urge haste; close; intimate;
使 (shǐ): to make; to cause; to enable; to use; to employ; to send; to instruct sb to do sth; envoy; messenger;