催促 (cuī cù) — to urge (someone to do something)
Definition
催促 means to keep pressing someone to act faster or sooner — it's pushy, about speed or timing. Stronger than 催 (a quick nudge) and more active than 督促 (supervising progress on a task).
verb
to urge (someone to do something)
Examples
- 催促。Tā bù tíng dì cuī cù wǒ kuài diǎn chū fā.He kept urging me to hurry up and leave.
- 催促。Lǎo shī cuī cù xué shēng duō kàn shū.The teacher urged the students to read more books.
- 催促。Yī shēng cuī cù bìng rén àn shí chī yào.The doctor urged the patient to take medicine on time.
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