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催

cuī

B1 Level 5 ★ Core word
Verb

催 (cuī) is a Chinese word meaning “to urge”. It sits at TOCFL Level 5 (CEFR B1) on Taiwan's official TBCL vocabulary standard, where it is marked a core word.

Definition

  1. to urge
  2. to press
  3. to prompt
  4. to rush sb
  5. to hasten sth
  6. to expedite

Stroke order

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Example

時間還早，你別一直催我。

It's still early; stop rushing me.

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Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).