促使
Chinese
to hurry; to rush; to hasten to hurry; to rush; to hasten; near; to promote | to make; to cause; to enable to make; to cause; to enable; to use; to employ; messenger | ||
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simp. and trad. (促使) | 促 | 使 |
Pronunciation
Verb
促使
- to induce; to promote; to urge; to impel; to bring about; to provoke; to drive (somebody to do something); to catalyze; to actuate; to contribute to (some development)
- 真想不通,是什麼促使她這麼做的。 [MSC, trad.]
- Zhēn xiǎngbùtōng, shì shénme cùshǐ tā zhème zuò de. [Pinyin]
- Can't imagine what could have moved her to do such a thing.
真想不通,是什么促使她这么做的。 [MSC, simp.]
Related terms
- 促成 (cùchéng)