促使

促使 cùshǐ in a sentence

Urge (spur on)

Full dictionary entry HSK 5 2 sentences

促使 (cùshǐ) means Urge (spur on). Below are 2 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.

Dictionary examples

这件事 促使 他改变了想法。

Zhè jiàn shì cùshǐ tā gǎibiàn le xiǎngfǎ.

This caused him to change his mind.

Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 促使

老师的话 促使 我更加努力。

Lǎoshī de huà cùshǐ wǒ gèngjiā nǔlì.

The teacher's words spurred me to work even harder.

Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 促使

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How is 促使 used in a sentence?

This page shows 2 sentences using 促使 (cùshǐ, "Urge (spur on)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.

Are these sentences machine generated?

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Is 促使 an HSK word?

Yes — 促使 is on the official HSK 5 vocabulary list, and you can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 5 page.

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