Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
催
cuī
Description
"催"的意思是让别人快点做事情。
"催" means to urge someone to do something faster.
如果朋友做事很慢，你可以催他一下。
If a friend is slow in doing something, you can 催 him a bit.
Meanings
催cuī
to urge; to press someone to hurry
妈妈催我快点吃饭。
Mom urged me to eat quickly.
催cuī
to urge for payment or a reply
他打电话来催我还钱。
He called to urge me to repay the money.
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Notes
- Nuance
催 often implies mild pressure to speed up; 催促 is the more formal two-syllable version.
- Etymology
originally means to press or push forward; still central to modern usage.
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