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Character Decomposition
催=亻+崔
Etymology
person
Meanings
to urge
to press
to prompt
to rush sb
to hasten sth
to expedite
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Words with 催 104 total
to lull to sleep · to hypnotize催眠cuī miánto press sb to death · fig. to pressurize sb continually催命cuī mìngto promote lactation · to stimulate lactation (e.g. with drug)催奶cuī nǎito promote estrus · to bring an animal to heat by artificial means催情cuī qíngto pressure a younger relative to hurry up and have a baby · (obstetrics) to induce labor · to expedite childbirth · (fig.) to be a driving force in bringing sth into existence催生cuī shēngto promote ripening of fruit催熟cuī shúto demand repayment of debt催讨cuī tǎoto induce germination of seeds (e.g. by soaking in water); to encourage sprouting of tubers or cuttings (e.g. by applying warmth or chemicals)催芽cuī yáto press (for a payment)催逼cuī bīto feed livestock with highly nutritional food in order to fatten them up in a short time催膘cuī biāoto induce labor · to expedite childbirth催产cuī chǎnto urge催促cuī cùto fatten (animal before slaughter)催肥cuī féilackey碎催suì cuīto promote lactation · to stimulate lactation (e.g. with drug)催乳cuī rǔto catalyze (a reaction); catalysis催化cuī huàto induce vomiting催吐cuī tùto urge sb (typically, one's adult child or nephew etc) to get married催婚cuī hūnto urge sb to provide sth · (esp.) to press (for payment of a debt); debt collection催收cuī shōu
Idioms with 催 4 total Chain
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