促弦
cù xián
Pinyin

Definition

促弦
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cù xián
  1. to tighten the strings (of a musical instrument)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

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)
促成
cù chéng
  1. 1 to facilitate
  2. 2 to effect
促膝
cù xī
  1. 1 lit. knees pressed close
  2. 2 intimate
  3. 3 seated side by side
  4. 4 in close contact
仓促
cāng cù
  1. 1 all of a sudden
  2. 2 hurriedly
催促
cuī cù
  1. 1 to urge
心弦
xīn xián
  1. 1 heartstrings
急促
jí cù
  1. 1 urgent
  2. 2 hurried and brief
  3. 3 rushing
扣人心弦
kòu rén xīn xián
  1. 1 to excite
  2. 2 to thrill
  3. 3 exciting
  4. 4 thrilling
  5. 5 cliff-hanging
敦促
dūn cù
  1. 1 to press
  2. 2 to urge
  3. 3 to hasten
琴弦
qín xián
  1. 1 string (of a stringed instrument)
督促
dū cù
  1. 1 to supervise and urge completion of a task
  2. 2 to urge on
七弦琴
qī xián qín
  1. 1 guqin or seven-stringed zither
三和弦
sān hé xián
  1. 1 triad
  2. 2 musical chord of three notes, such as major triad do-mi-so
三弦
sān xián
  1. 1 sanxian, large family of 3-stringed plucked musical instruments, with snakeskin covered wooden soundbox and long neck, used in folk music, opera and Chinese orchestra
上弦
shàng xián
  1. 1 to wind
  2. 2 to tighten
  3. 3 crescent moon
  4. 4 first quarter or waxing moon
上弦月
shàng xián yuè
  1. 1 first quarter moon
下弦
xià xián
  1. 1 third quarter or waning moon

Idioms (4)

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)
弦诵不辍
xián sòng bù chuò
  1. 1 incessant playing of instruments and reciting of poems (idiom)
改弦易辙
gǎi xián yì zhé
  1. 1 change of string, move out of rut (idiom); dramatic change of direction
  2. 2 to dance to a different tune

Sample Sentences