促使 cùshǐ▶ Instar, urgir

Stroke order

促使 is written in 17 strokes across 2 characters.

• 促 — 9 strokes
• 使 — 8 strokes

Related words

• 促进Promover; Ascender
• 使劲儿esforzarse con todas sus fuerzas
• 使hacer
• 仓促Apresurado, precipitado
• 使命Misión
• 使用Usar, uso

促使 is pronounced cùshǐ and means “Instar, urgir”. It is part of the HSK 5 word list, a level of China’s Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi proficiency exam. Knowing what 促使 means when you see it is a weaker kind of knowing than being able to summon it; only the second survives a real conversation. LexiTrail spaces your reviews so each one lands when it will do the most work.