Characters
- 促 (促): (bound form) of short duration; hasty; rapid; (bound form) to hasten; to hurry; to urge; (literary) close by; pressed against
- 使 (使): to make; to cause; to enable; to use; to employ; to send; to instruct sb to do sth; envoy; messenger
Resources
- Wiktionary: 促使
- MDBG: 促使
- Examples with 促使 on Tatoeba
Examples
他的建议促使我改变了主意。
饥饿促使他偷窃。
今日伦敦市长鲍里斯·约翰逊公布这一计划，促使青少年签署“文明宣言”，承诺在伦敦出行时讲文明讲礼貌。