促成 (cù chéng) — to facilitate, to effect; to bring about | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

促成 means to help bring about a result — emphasizes actively pushing an outcome into existence. Stronger than 影响 (which just means to influence); more result-oriented than 促使 (which leans toward prompting a change).

verb

to facilitateto effectto bring about

Examples

促成。
Shuāng fāng de gòng tóng nǔ lì cù chéng liǎo hé píng xié yì.
The joint efforts of both sides brought about a peace agreement.
促成。
Tā de jiān chí cù chéng liǎo zuì hòu de chéng gōng.
His persistence facilitated the final success.
促成。
Xīn yào cù chéng liǎo bìng rén de kāng fù.
The new medicine facilitated the patient's recovery.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

促cùhasten

成chéngsucceed

“促” hasten and “成” succeed combine to mean help something come about.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

亻足促

Meaning part形符xíngfú

亻Written in full as人rén

Sound part声符shēngfú

足

足zú促cù

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

促 pairs 亻 (person, written 人 when complete) with 足, which helps show its sound.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

丁

丁dīng成chéng

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

成 puts 戊, a weapon, beside 丁, which gives the sound. The weapon part relates to protection, as in the old sense of city walls.

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