催生 (cuī shēng) — to spawn, to give rise to, to trigger (a new development or phenomenon); (dated) to induce labor; to accelerate childbirth
Definition
催生 means to trigger or give rise to a new development (reforms, industries, trends) — the figurative sense most often used at HSK 7. The literal 'induce labor' sense is dated and rare.
verb
to spawnto give rise toto trigger (a new development or phenomenon)(dated) to induce laborto accelerate childbirth
Examples
- 催生。Zhè xiàng gǎi gé cuī shēng le xǔ duō xīn xīng chǎn yè.This reform gave rise to many new industries.
- 催生。Hù lián wǎng jì shù cuī shēng le quán xīn de shāng yè mó shì.Internet technology spawned an entirely new business model.
- 催生。Yī yuàn yòng yào wù bāng tā cuī shēng.The hospital used medication to induce her labor.
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