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促使

cù shǐ · cu shi

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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这(zhè)次(cì)失(shī)败(bài)促(cù)使(shǐ)他(tā)重(chóng)新(xīn)考(kǎo)虑(lǜ)自(zì)己(jǐ)的(de)计(jì)划(huà)。

This failure prompted him to reconsider his plan.

老(lǎo)师(shī)的(de)鼓(gǔ)励(lì)促(cù)使(shǐ)学(xué)生(sheng)们(men)更(gèng)加(jiā)努(nǔ)力(lì)学(xué)习(xí)。

The teacher's encouragement spurred the students to study harder.

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(bound form) of short duration; hasty; rapid; (bound form) to hasten; to hurry; to urge

to make; to cause

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.