(bound form) of short duration; hasty; rapid

(bound form) to hasten; to hurry; to urge; (literary) close by; pressed against

person (亻) + foot (足) = urging someone to hurry

A person pressing close at someone's heels urges them to move faster. Both components together paint the image of hurried, foot-driven haste.

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PersonSemantic
FootSemantic

时间仓,我们快点开始吧。

shí jiān cāng cù, wǒ men kuài diǎn kāi shǐ ba。

Time is short, let's start quickly.

这件事需要我们互相进,一起努力。

zhè jiàn shì xū yào wǒ men hù xiāng cù jìn, yī qǐ nǔ lì。

This matter requires us to urge each other forward and work together.

Words with 促

促膝

cù xī

to sit knee to knee

中国国际贸易促进委员会

zhōng guó guó jì mào yì cù jìn wěi yuán huì

China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT)

中国民主促进会

zhōng guó mín zhǔ cù jìn huì

China Association for Promoting Democracy (one of the non-Communist political parties in China)

促请

cù qǐng

to urge

促退

cù tuì

to hinder progress

促使

cù shǐ

to prompt; to induce; to spur

促动

cù dòng

to motivate

促弦

cù xián

to tighten the strings (of a musical instrument)

促成

cù chéng

to facilitate; to help bring about

促求

cù qiú

to urge

促狭

cù xiá

(coll.) teasing; mischievous

促狭鬼

cù xiá guǐ

mischievous fellow; rascal

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