促 (cù) — to urge, to promote, to hasten; (literary) to be close to; to be short (of time)
Definition
Literary verb meaning 'to urge / promote / hasten' — as in 促进 or 催促. Example 3 uses the literary sense 'close, knee-to-knee' from 促膝.
verb
to urgeto promoteto hasten(literary) to be close toto be short (of time)
Examples
- 。Zhèng fǔ chū tái xīn zhèng cè cù jìn jīng jì fā zhǎn.The government introduced new policies to promote economic development.
- 。Tā bú duàn cuī cù wǒ zǎo diǎn chū fā.He kept urging me to leave earlier.
- ，。Liǎng rén cù xī cháng tán, zhí dào shēn yè.The two sat knee-to-knee and talked late into the night.
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