促使
cù shǐ
Pinyin

Definition

促使
 - 
cù shǐ
  1. to induce
  2. to promote
  3. to urge
  4. to impel
  5. to bring about
  6. to provoke
  7. to drive (sb to do sth)
  8. to catalyze
  9. to actuate
  10. to contribute to (some development)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

shǐ
  1. 1 to make
  2. 2 to cause
  3. 3 to enable
  4. 4 to use
  5. 5 to employ
  6. 6 to send
  7. 7 to instruct sb to do sth
  8. 8 envoy
  9. 9 messenger
shǐ yòng
  1. 1 to use
  2. 2 to employ
  3. 3 to apply
  4. 4 to make use of
jí shǐ
  1. 1 even if
  2. 2 even though
tiān shǐ
  1. 1 angel
shǐ jìn
  1. 1 to exert all one's strength

Idioms (12)

任贤使能
rèn xián shǐ néng
  1. 1 to appoint the virtuous and use the able (idiom); appointment on the basis of ability and integrity
促膝谈心
cù xī tán xīn
  1. 1 to sit side-by-side and have a heart-to-heart talk (idiom)
两国相争,不斩来使
liǎng guó xiāng zhēng , bù zhǎn lái shǐ
  1. 1 when two kingdoms are at war, they don't execute envoys (idiom)
如臂使指
rú bì shǐ zhǐ
  1. 1 as the arm moves the finger (idiom)
  2. 2 freely and effortlessly
  3. 3 to have perfect command of
局促一隅
jú cù yī yú
  1. 1 to be cramped in a corner (idiom)