催

• 拼音: cuī
• 汉字拆解: 催 = 亻(person) + 崔 (phonetic, pressing)

含义

To urge; to press; to hurry someone. A verb meaning to push someone to do something faster or to remind them persistently.

Very common in everyday speech. Can be neutral (reminding about deadlines) or slightly negative (nagging). Also appears in compounds like 催促 (urge), 催眠 (hypnotize), 催泪 (tear-inducing).

例句

1. 老板一直催我交报告，搞得我压力很大。
2. 别催了，我正在弄呢！
3. 她催着孩子们快点吃完早餐去上学。

用法指南

语境: everyday, work, deadlines

语气: urgent

正确说法

• 客户又在催货了。(The client is pressing for the goods again.)
• 别催我，我知道了。(Don't rush me; I know.)

错误说法

• 我催他慢慢来 (Contradictory — 催 means to hurry, which contradicts 慢慢来)

起源与历史

Originally meant 'to pound/strike' (related to 摧), evolved to mean pressing or urging someone to act.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal