促使

cùshǐ

to prompt; to induce; to spur

Watch it being written

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使

Build with these blocks

Chinese words snap together like bricks. Every word below shares a character with this one, so you are already halfway to knowing it.

See it in sentences

老师的鼓励促使他更加努力。

The teacher's encouragement spurred him to work harder.

是什么促使你学习汉语的?

What prompted you to study Chinese?