催 (ceoi1) — urge; press; hurry; hasten; accelerate; expedite; speed up in Cantonese
ceoiˉ¹催Mandarin Pinyin: cui1
Meaning of 催
nounurge; press; hurry; hasten; accelerate; expedite; speed up
nounto speed up
Example Sentences with 催
keoiˏ₅佢ceoiˉ¹催ngoˏ₅我faai˗₃快diˉ¹啲。
He/She is urging me to hurry.
mˎ₄唔houˊ²好zoi˗₃再ceoiˉ¹催laaˉ¹啦。
Don't rush me anymore.
keoiˏ₅佢sengˎ₄成jatˍ₆日ceoiˉ¹催ngoˏ₅我。
He/She always rushes me.
keoiˏ₅佢ceoiˉ¹催keoiˏ₅佢gaauˉ¹交gungˉ¹功fo˗₃課。
He/She is urging him/her to hand in homework.
ngoˏ₅我gonˊ²趕siˎ₄時gaan3,間，mˎ₄唔hoˊ²可jiˏ₅以ceoiˉ¹催。
I'm in a hurry, I can't be rushed.
Words Containing 催
催婚ceoi1 fan1
give sb. pressure to get married
催命ceoi1 meng6
to persistently press or urge someone
催肥ceoi1 fei4
to fatten (in an animal farming context)
催淚瓦斯ceoi1 leoi6 ngaa5 si1
tear gas
催眠術ceoi1 min4 seot6
hypnotize; hypnotism; mesmerism
催化重整ceoi1 faa3 cung4 zing2
catforming, catalytic reforming
催熟ceoi1 suk6
to accelerate the ripening (of fruit)
催眠ceoi1 min4
to hypnotize, mesmerize; lull to sleep
催促ceoi1 cuk1
to press and urge; to hasten
催討ceoi1 tou2
to press for payment of a debt
催淚氣ceoi1 leoi6 hei3
tear gas
催青ceoi1 ceng1
to hasten the hatching of silkworms
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