催 ceoi¹ {cuī}

to speed up

催 ceoi¹ {cuī}

1. to urge
2. to press
3. to prompt
4. to rush sb
5. to hasten sth
6. to expedite

催穀 ceoi¹ guk¹ {cuī gòu}

To boost; to propel

催妝〔-妆〕 ceoi¹ zong¹ {cuī zhuāng}

A traditional custom of China, the bride will not dress up until Groom urge her many times

催逼 ceoi¹ bik¹ {cuī bī}

to press (for a payment)

催產〔-产〕 ceoi¹ caan² {cuī chǎn}

1. to induce labor
2. to expedite childbirth

催情 ceoi¹ cing⁴ {cuī qíng}

1. to promote estrus
2. to bring an animal to heat by artificial means

催促 ceoi¹ cuk¹ {cuī cù}

to urge

催化 ceoi¹ faa³ {cuī huà}

1. catalysis
2. to catalyze (a reaction)

催肥 ceoi¹ fei⁴ {cuī féi}

to fatten (animal before slaughter)

催谷 ceoi¹ guk¹ {cuī gǔ}

1. to boost
2. to propel

催乳 ceoi¹ jyu⁵ {cuī rǔ}

1. to promote lactation
2. to stimulate lactation (e.g. with drug)

催淚〔-泪〕 ceoi¹ leoi⁶ {cuī lèi}

1. to move to tears (of a story)
2. tear-provoking (gas)
3. lacrimogen

催命 ceoi¹ meng⁶ {cuī mìng}

1. to press sb to death
2. fig. to pressurize sb continually

催眠 ceoi¹ min⁴ {cuī mián}

hypnosis

催奶 ceoi¹ naai⁵ {cuī nǎi}

1. to promote lactation
2. to stimulate lactation (e.g. with drug)

催芽 ceoi¹ ngaa⁴ {cuī yá}

to promote germination

催生 ceoi¹ saang¹ {cuī shēng}

1. to induce labor
2. to expedite childbirth

催熟 ceoi¹ suk⁶ {cuī shú}

to promote ripening of fruit

催討〔-讨〕 ceoi¹ tou² {cuī tǎo}

to demand repayment of debt

催吐 ceoi¹ tou³ {cuī tù}

emetic

催證〔-证〕 ceoi¹ zing³ {cuī zhèng}

to call for the issue of a letter of credit (international trade)

催命符 ceoi¹ meng⁶ fu⁴ {cuī mìng fú}

1. something to accelerate one's death 2. someone who keeps asking other to hurry up 3. a powerful and devastating stance or measures taken on one

催命鬼 ceoi¹ meng⁶ gwai² {cuī mìng guǐ}

to refer a person who urges other people to die earlier, such as a superstitious witch or a quack

催化劑〔--剂〕 ceoi¹ faa³ zai¹ {cuī huà jì}

catalyst

催肥劑〔--剂〕 ceoi¹ fei⁴ zai¹ {cuī féi jì}

(animal) fattening preparation

催淚彈〔-泪弹〕 ceoi¹ leoi⁶ daan² {cuī lèi dàn}

1. tear bomb
2. tear-gas grenade

催淚劑〔-泪剂〕 ceoi¹ leoi⁶ zai¹ {cuī lèi jì}

lachrymator

催眠藥〔--药〕 ceoi¹ min⁴ joek⁶ {cuī mián yào}

soporific drug

催眠曲 ceoi¹ min⁴ kuk¹ {cuī mián qǔ}

lullaby

催眠術〔--术〕 ceoi¹ min⁴ seot⁶ {cuī mián shù}

1. hypnotism
2. hypnotherapy
3. mesmerism

催生婆 ceoi¹ saang¹ po⁴ {cuī shēng pó}

midwife who induces labor

催生素 ceoi¹ saang¹ sou³ {cuī shēng sù}

oxytocin

催吐劑〔--剂〕 ceoi¹ tou³ zai¹ {cuī tù jì}

an emetic

催化裂化 ceoi¹ faa³ lit⁶ faa³ {cuī huà liè huà}

fluidized-bed catalytic cracking 

催化作用 ceoi¹ faa³ zok³ jung⁶ {cuī huà zuò yòng}

catalysis

催乳激素 ceoi¹ jyu⁵ gik¹ sou³ {cuī rǔ jī sù}

prolactin

催淚大片〔-泪--〕 ceoi¹ leoi⁶ daai⁶ pin² {cuī lèi dà piàn}

tear-jerker (movie)

催淚瓦斯〔-泪--〕 ceoi¹ leoi⁶ ngaa⁵ si¹ {cuī lèi wǎ sī}

tear gas

催眠狀態〔--状态〕 ceoi¹ min⁴ zong⁶ taai³ {cuī mián zhuàng tài}

hypnosis