促
cù
Pinyin

Definition

促
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cù
  1. urgent
  2. hurried
  3. to urge
  4. to promote
  5. to urge haste
  6. close
  7. intimate

Character Decomposition

Related Words (19)

促
cù
  1. 1 urgent
  2. 2 hurried
  3. 3 to urge
  4. 4 to promote
  5. 5 to urge haste
  6. 6 close
  7. 7 intimate
促进
cù jìn
  1. 1 to promote (an idea or cause)
  2. 2 to advance
  3. 3 boost
促销
cù xiāo
  1. 1 to promote sales
促使
cù shǐ
  1. 1 to induce
  2. 2 to promote
  3. 3 to urge
  4. 4 to impel
  5. 5 to bring about
  6. 6 to provoke
  7. 7 to drive (sb to do sth)
  8. 8 to catalyze
  9. 9 to actuate
  10. 10 to contribute to (some development)
仓促
cāng cù
  1. 1 all of a sudden
  2. 2 hurriedly

Idioms (2)

促膝谈心
cù xī tán xīn
  1. 1 to sit side-by-side and have a heart-to-heart talk (idiom)
局促一隅
jú cù yī yú
  1. 1 to be cramped in a corner (idiom)

Sample Sentences

因为大气层稀薄，所以反射太阳光的能力不如地球，进而也促进了水星高温地表的形成。
yīnwèi dàqìcéng xībó ，suǒyǐ fǎnshè tàiyángguāng de nénglì bùrú dìqiú ，jìnér yě cùjìn le Shuǐxīng gāowēn dìbiǎo de xíngchéng 。
On account of the thin layer of atmosphere, it cannot reflect sunlight as much as the Earth does, and furthermore lead to the formation of Mercury's high temperature surface.
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要过年了，怎么能不买买买呢？可是之前因为双11,黑五、圣诞的促销活动，我现在已经财政赤字了！
yào guònián le ，zěnme néng bù mǎi mǎi mǎi ne ？kěshì zhīqián yīnwèi shuāng 11 ,hēiwǔ 、Shèngdàn de cùxiāo huódòng ，wǒ xiànzài yǐjīng cáizhèng chìzì le ！
It’s almost Chinese New Year, how can I not buy, buy and buy? But Singles Day (called 双11 in China), Black Friday and Christmas promotions have left me in the red!
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会议指出，将加大政策支持和部门协调，特别要加强金融部门与财政、发展改革部门的协调配合，加大政策精准支持力度，更好促进实体经济发展。
huìyì zhǐchū ，jiāng jiādà zhèngcè zhīchí hé bùmén xiétiáo ，tèbié yào jiāqiáng jīnróng bùmén yǔ cáizhèng 、fāzhǎn gǎigé bùmén de xiétiáo pèihé ，jiādà zhèngcè jīngzhǔn zhīchí lìdù ，gènghǎo cùjìn shítǐ jīngjì fāzhǎn 。
The meeting pointed out that policy support will improve the development of the economy. Department coordination should also be strengthened in particular the coordination and cooperation between the financial sector and the finance, development and reform departments.
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中国前驻苏丹大使李成文说，构建人类命运共同体符合国际社会推动促进和平发展的趋势和方向，
Zhōngguó qián zhù Sūdān dàshǐ lǐchéngwén shuō ，gòujiàn rénlèi mìngyùngòngtóngtǐ fúhé guójì shèhuì tuīdòng cùjìn hépíng fāzhǎn de qūshì hé fāngxiàng ，
Li Chengwen, the former Chinese ambassador to Sudan, said that building a community of shared future is the trend and direction of the international community to promote the development of peace.
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他们敦促美国不要阻止剩余协议的实施，要求伊朗保持克制。
tāmen dūncù Měiguó bùyào zǔzhǐ shèngyú xiéyì de shíshī ，yāoqiú Yīlǎng bǎochí kèzhì 。
They urged the US not to stop them implementing the remains of the deal and they called on Iran to show restraint.
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你这也太武断了吧？物质条件优越确实相对地能促进精神文明，却不是要人们去用知识的积累来相互比较，这种比较带来的歧视也不显得比较文明吧。
nǐ zhè yě tài wǔduàn le ba ？wùzhì tiáojiàn yōuyuè quèshí xiāngduì de néng cùjìn jīngshénwénmíng ，quèbù shì yào rénmen qù yòng zhīshi de jīlěi lái xiānghù bǐjiào ，zhèzhǒng bǐjiào dàilái de qíshì yě bù xiǎnde bǐjiào wénmíng ba 。
You're really very subjective on this, no? The better off you are in terms of material wealth does in fact allow you to progress spiritually and become more civilized, but it's not that he wants people to compare themselves against others through the accumulation of knowledge. This prejudice that these kinds of comparisons bring don't make you any more civilized, do they?
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没错，金马奖自一九六二年创办以来，已经有五十多年的历史了，当时是为了促进电影制作事业，对优良的电影及优秀的电影工作者提供的一项竞赛奖励。
méicuò ，jīnmǎjiǎng zì yījiǔliùèrnián chuàngbàn yǐlái ，yǐjīng yǒu wǔshíduō nián de lìshǐ le ，dāngshí shì wèile cùjìn diànyǐng zhìzuò shìyè ，duì yōuliáng de diànyǐng jí yōuxiù de diànyǐng gōngzuòzhě tígōng de yī xiàng jìngsài jiǎnglì 。
That's right. From their founding in 1962, the Golden Horse Awards have already been around for over 50 years. At the time they were aimed at boosting the film production industry, to reward excellent films and excellent film workers.
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我确实觉得洗温泉比抓精灵有意义啊，促进血液循环还可以变美，不过你说的也对，这些小精灵真是引诱懒人出门的好诱饵啊。
wǒ quèshí juéde xǐ wēnquán bǐ zhuā jīnglíng yǒu yìyì ā ，cùjìn xuèyè xúnhuán hái kěyǐ biàn měi ，bùguò nǐshuōde yě duì ，zhèxiē xiǎo jīnglíng zhēn shì yǐnyòu lǎn rén chūmén de hǎo yòuěr ā 。
I really do think that going to the hot springs is a better use of time than catching Pokémon. It helps promote blood circulation and helps your skin. But you're right too in that these Pokémon are serving as good bait to entice couch potatoes to get out and about.
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喜茶、奈雪的茶等现制茶饮网红”的出现,不仅颠覆了消费者对中国茶的传统认知,也促进了现制饮品行业快速发展。
xǐ chá 、nài Xuě de chá děng xiàn zhì chá yǐn wǎnghóng ”de chūxiàn ,bù jǐn diānfù le xiāofèizhě duì Zhōngguó chá de chuántǒng rènzhī ,yě cùjìn le xiàn zhì yǐnpǐn hángyè kuàisù fāzhǎn 。
The emergence of Xicha, Naixue (tea stores) as internet celebrities, not only turned upside down the perception of consumers on traditional Chinese tea, also accelerated the development of fresh made tea.
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综合来看，救灾低效、博物馆建筑年久失修、馆内存有易燃化学物品但缺乏消防系统，以及巴西国博的经费局促等因素对这场火灾产生了尤为重大的影响。
zōnghé láikàn ，jiùzāi dīxiào 、bówùguǎn jiànzhù niánjiǔshīxiū 、guǎn nèi cúnyǒu yìrán huàxué wùpǐn dàn quēfá xiāofáng xìtǒng ，yǐjí Bāxī guóbó de jīngfèi júcù děng yīnsù duì zhè chǎng huǒzāi chǎnshēng le yóuwéi zhòngdà de yǐngxiǎng 。
On the whole, the disaster relief was inefficient. The museum building was in disrepair due to financial problems. There were flammable chemicals inside but the museum lacked a proper fire protection system.
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