催 (ceoi1 | cui1) : urge, press, hurry

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催

ceoi1

cui1

urge; press; hurry; hasten; accelerate; expedite; speed up

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Stroke count: 13

Level: 3

Radical: 亻 (#9)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

催

This word has been viewed 7849 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:45

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催淚氣 ceoi1 leoi6 hei3 cui1 lei4 qi4 = tear gas 粵

催命鬼 ceoi1 meng6 gwai2 cui1 ming4 gui3 = a prodder

催命符 ceoi1 meng6 fu4 = a written Taoistic spell which is supposed to hasten a person's death

催妝 ceoi1 zong1 = bridegroom's gift of cosmetics, etc. sent to bride on day before wedding

催命 ceoi1 meng6 cui1 ming4 = to persistently press or urge someone

催促 ceoi1 cuk1 cui1 cu4 = to press and urge; to hasten 國

催吐劑 ceoi1 tou3 zai1 cui1 tu3 ji4 = an emetic (drug that induces vomiting)

催奶 ceoi1 naai5 cui1 nai3 = to promote lactation

催淚 ceoi1 leoi6 cui1 lei4 = tearjerking

催熟 ceoi1 suk6 cui1 shu2 = to accelerate the ripening (of fruit)

催眠 ceoi1 min4 cui1 mian2 = to hypnotize, mesmerize; lull to sleep

催眠曲 ceoi1 min4 kuk1 cui1 mian2 qu3 = a lullaby, cradle-song

催眠狀態 ceoi1 min4 zong6 taai3 cui1 mian2 zhuang4 tai4 = mesmerism; to hypnotize

催眠的 ceoi1 min4 dik1 cui1 mian2 de5 = [adj] narcotic 國

催眠術 ceoi1 min4 seot6 cui1 mian2 shu4 = hypnotize; hypnotism; mesmerism

催租 ceoi1 zou1 cui1 zu1 = to press for rent

催肥 ceoi1 fei4 cui1 fei2 = to fatten (in an animal farming context)

催討 ceoi1 tou2 cui1 tao3 = to press for payment of a debt

催逼 ceoi1 bik1 cui1 bi1 = to press (for payment of money due), urge, put pressure on, crowd

催青 ceoi1 ceng1 cui1 qing1 = to hasten the hatching of silkworms

催淚電影 ceoi1 leoi6 din6 jing2 = tearjerker (movie)

自我催眠 zi6 ngo5 ceoi1 min4 = self-hypnosis

催化重整 ceoi1 faa3 cung4 zing2 cui1 hua4 zhong4 zheng3 = catforming, catalytic reforming

催谷 ceoi1 guk1 = to expedite

三催四請 saam1 ceoi1 sei4 cing2 san1 cui1 si4 qing3 = to try to persuade sb. to visit again and again

催婚 ceoi1 fan1 cui1 hun1 = give sb. pressure to get married

催化劑 ceoi1 faa3 zai1 cui1 hua4 ji4 = catalyst

催奶的 ceoi1 naai5 dik1 cui1 nai3 de5 = [adj] galactagogue 國

催乳激素 ceoi1 jyu5 gik1 sou3 cui1 ru3 ji1 su4 = prolactin

催化 ceoi1 faa3 cui1 hua4 = catalytic; catalysis; to catalyze (a reaction)

催化作用 ceoi1 faa3 zok3 jung6 cui1 hua4 zuo4 yong4 = catalysis

催化裂化 ceoi1 faa3 lit6 faa3 cui1 hua4 lie4 hua4 = catalytic cracking

催奶劑 ceoi1 naai5 zai1 cui1 nai3 ji4 = a galactagogue (drug that promotes secretion of milk)

催情 ceoi1 cing4 cui1 qing2 = to induce oestrus

催淚劑 ceoi1 leoi6 zai1 cui1 lei4 ji4 = a lachrymator (drug/thing that induces tear production)

催淚彈 ceoi1 leoi6 daan6*2 cui1 lei4 dan4 = tear bomb; teargas grenade

催產 ceoi1 caan2 cui1 chan3 = to expedite child delivery; to induce labor

催產藥 ceoi1 caan2 joek6 cui1 chan3 yao4 = an oxytocic (labor inducing drug)

催醒劑 ceoi1 seng2 zai1 cui1 xing3 ji4 = an analeptic (drug/thing that causes awakening like smelling salts)

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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