促

cù

“Of short duration” in Chinese is 促 (cù).

Other characters with the syllable cu: see all 4 →

Meaning

bound formof short duration; hasty; rapid
bound formto hasten; to hurry; to urge
(literary) close by; pressed against

Example

相互理解能促进和平。

Mutual understanding promotes peace.

From 促进 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Stroke Order

9 strokes

Words containing 促

促进cùjìnto promote (an idea or cause); to advance; boostHSK 4 促使cùshǐto prompt; to induce; to spurHSK 4 促销cùxiāoto promote salesHSK 4 促成cùchéngto facilitate; to help bring aboutHSK 7-9 催促cuīcùto urgeHSK 7-9 督促dūcùto supervise and urge completion of a taskHSK 7-9 敦促dūncùto pressHSK 7-9

More HSK 4 characters

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