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
 
simp. and trad.
(促使) 		促 使

Pronunciation

Note:
  • cuk1 si2 - literary;
  • cuk1 sai2 - vernacular.

Verb

促使

  1. 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.]
    真想不通，是什么促使她这么做的。 [MSC, simp.]
    Zhēn xiǎngbùtōng, shì shénme cùshǐ tā zhème zuò de. [Pinyin]
    Can't imagine what could have moved her to do such a thing.
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