催

cuī · cui

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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  1. to urge
  2. to press
  3. to prompt
  4. to rush sb
  5. to hasten sth
  6. to expedite

In a sentence

2 examples
01

慧(huì)如(rú)那(nà)个(ge)简(jiǎn)报(bào)档(dàng)还(hái)没(méi)传(chuán)喔(o)?客(kè)户(hù)在(zài)催(cuī)。

Hasn't Huiru sent the slides yet? The client's pushing.

Tatoeba: Chinese by LeviHighway · English by LeviHighway · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

妈(mā)妈(ma)催(cuī)我(wǒ)快(kuài)点(diǎn)起(qǐ)床(chuáng),不(bù)然(rán)上(shàng)学(xué)要(yào)迟(chí)到(dào)了(le)。

Mom urged me to get up quickly, otherwise I'd be late for school.

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