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促使

cù shǐ

Old HSK 5 HSK 3.0 level 5 2-character word

促使 (cù shǐ) means "to prompt/induce (sb to do sth)". It is an HSK 3.0 level 5 word, and was HSK 5 in the old six-level list.

What 促使 means

1. to prompt; to induce; to spur

The characters in 促使

• 促cù(bound form) of short duration; hasty; rapid; (bound form) to hasten; to hurry; to urge…
• 使shǐto make; to cause; to enable

Example sentences

• 饥饿促使他偷窃。
  Jī'è cùshǐ tā tōuqiè.
  Hunger urged him to steal.

Where 促使 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of Reform, Change & Innovation (HSK 5), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

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• Every HSK 5 word, with the rest of its level.
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