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Usage of the character 催

cuī
[催]
  • to urge
  • to press
  • to prompt
  • to rush sb
  • to hasten sth
  • to expedite
cuīzhèng
催证
[催證]
  • to call for the issue of a letter of credit (international trade)
cuīcù
催促
[催促]
  • to urge
cuīgēng
催更
[催更]
  • (slang) (of a follower) to urge (a blogger etc) to post some fresh content (abbr. for 催促更新 (cuīcùgēngxīn))
cuītǎo
催讨
[催討]
  • to demand repayment of debt
cuīhūn
催婚
[催婚]
  • to urge sb (typically, one's adult child or nephew etc) to get married
cuīshōu
催收
[催收]
  • to urge sb to provide sth
  • (esp.) to press (for payment of a debt); debt collection
cuīnǎi
催奶
[催奶]
  • to promote lactation
  • to stimulate lactation (e.g. with drug)
cuīhuà
催化
[催化]
  • catalysis
  • to catalyze (a reaction)
suìcuī
碎催
[碎催]
  • lackey
cuītù
催吐
[催吐]
  • to induce vomiting
cuībiāo
催膘
[催膘]
  • to feed livestock with highly nutritional food in order to fatten them up in a short time
cuīqíng
催情
[催情]
  • to promote estrus
  • to bring an animal to heat by artificial means
bēicuī
悲催
[悲催]
  • (Internet slang) miserable
  • pathetic
  • the pits
cuīrǔ
催乳
[催乳]
  • to promote lactation
  • to stimulate lactation (e.g. with drug)
cuīchǎn
催产
[催產]
  • to induce labor
  • to expedite childbirth
cuīféi
催肥
[催肥]
  • to fatten (animal before slaughter)
cuīgǔ
催谷
[催谷]
  • to boost
  • to propel
cuīshú
催熟
[催熟]
  • to promote ripening of fruit
cuīlèi
催泪
[催淚]
  • to move to tears (of a story)
  • tear-provoking (gas)
  • lacrimogen
cuībī
催逼
[催逼]
  • to press (for a payment)
cuīmìng
催命
[催命]
  • to press sb to death
  • fig. to pressurize sb continually
cuīmián
催眠
[催眠]
  • hypnosis
cuīshēng
催生
[催生]
  • to 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
cuīyá
催芽
[催芽]
  • to promote germination
cuīmiánshù
催眠术
[催眠術]
  • hypnotism
  • hypnotherapy
  • mesmerism
cuīlèidàn
催泪弹
[催淚彈]
  • tear bomb
  • tear-gas grenade
cuīlèijì
催泪剂
[催淚劑]
  • lachrymator
cuīshēngsù
催生素
[催生素]
  • oxytocin
cuīmiánqǔ
催眠曲
[催眠曲]
  • lullaby
cuīhuàjì
催化剂
[催化劑]
  • catalyst
cuīmiányào
催眠药
[催眠藥]
  • soporific drug
cuīféijì
催肥剂
[催肥劑]
  • (animal) fattening preparation
cuītùjì
催吐剂
[催吐劑]
  • an emetic
cuīshēngpó
催生婆
[催生婆]
  • midwife who induces labor
cuīshēngzhě
催生者
[催生者]
  • driving force behind sth
cuīhuàzuòyòng
催化作用
[催化作用]
  • catalysis
jiégǔcuīhuā
羯鼓催花
[羯鼓催花]
  • drumming to make apricots flower, cf joke by Tang Emperor Xuanzhong 唐玄宗, playing the drum in apricot blossom
cuīlèiwǎsī
催泪瓦斯
[催淚瓦斯]
  • tear gas
cuīmiánzhuàngtài
催眠状态
[催眠狀態]
  • hypnosis
zìwǒcuīmián
自我催眠
[自我催眠]
  • self-hypnotism
cuīlèidàpiàn
催泪大片
[催淚大片]
  • tear-jerker (movie)
cuīrǔjīsù
催乳激素
[催乳激素]
  • prolactin
sāncuīsìqǐng
三催四请
[三催四請]
  • to coax and plead
Cháng Jiānghòulàngcuīqiánlàng
长江后浪催前浪
[長江後浪催前浪]
  • see 長江後浪推前浪/长江后浪推前浪 ( Cháng Jiānghòulàngtuīqiánlàng)