How to say “hurry” in Chinese
hurry, urge
“Hurry” in Chinese is 催, cuī: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
催 is read cuī. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 亻 “person”; on the right, 崔 cuī hints at the sound.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “催”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 催. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 别催了我马上就来biécuīle,wǒmǎshàngjiùláiStop rushing me, I'm coming!
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “Alone and together”
Look up another word in the Chinese–English dictionary: in English, in pinyin or in characters.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say “hurry” in Chinese?
“Hurry” in Chinese is 催, pinyin cuī.
What does 催 mean?
催 (cuī) means “hurry, urge”.
How do you write 催?
催 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 催?
催 is read cuī. Tones: cuī — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“hurry” in the lesson “Alone and together”
This word is from the topic “Movement and actions” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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