促使
cù shǐ
Pinyin
Definition
促使
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- 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)
Character Decomposition
Idioms (12)
任贤使能
- 1 to appoint the virtuous and use the able (idiom); appointment on the basis of ability and integrity
促膝谈心
- 1 to sit side-by-side and have a heart-to-heart talk (idiom)
两国相争,不斩来使
- 1 when two kingdoms are at war, they don't execute envoys (idiom)
如臂使指
- 1 as the arm moves the finger (idiom)
- 2 freely and effortlessly
- 3 to have perfect command of
局促一隅
- 1 to be cramped in a corner (idiom)