cuk1 si2促使
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Yalechūk sí
Definition
To urge, impel, or prompt someone to do something; to accelerate or precipitate an event.
- to accelerate the development of something; to cause something to happen
- to impel or prompt someone to do something
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How it's used
促使 is a formal term typically found in news reports, official documents, or academic writing. It describes a situation where an external event or factor acts as a catalyst for a specific outcome or action. It is rarely used in casual, everyday conversation where more direct verbs like 令 or 逼 are preferred.
Examples
This lesson prompted him to change his attitude.
What factors drove you to decide to resign?
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Common mistake
Learners often use 促使 in casual speech where it sounds overly stiff or unnatural. It is not a direct substitute for simple causation; use 令 instead for everyday scenarios like 令我好開心.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
